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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-09

The money market was more active during the
week and the rate Of interest for call loans was a.
times as high az per cent. The ruling rates were
per cent. Prime commercial paper sold at q
5Is per cent and in fair demand There has been
good deal Of discussion and anxiety regarding re-
SUMPTION and some further action OF Congress with
regard to silver is feared which might possibly cause
difficulty with the bankers here who
have declarcd themselves against silver. The
bank statement for the week was also subject
for anxiety IL is the most unfavorable showing for
long time past There n loss Of SA,177,750 in
surplus reserve. which Is now down to ss306 O50.
This is due to loss of s27977O0 in specie caused
probably by locking up operations and the near APP
proach Of resumption, and to loss OF s131A7o in
legal tenders caused by wheat speculation in Chicago
by Mr.. James II. Kccnc The following In compare
son Of the bank averages for the last two wceks:-
Nor. 30. Dec. Z. Differences
Loans. 43S 400 s240 500 Inc $50 TIT 100
Specie. 22967 400 2o,l6970o Dec. 27o7700
Deposits. 206 Tg7 900 207.O5s,6Oo Inc. 26l 400
Circulation. 2OO07,OOO 2O.05s,2OO Inc.. $1,000
The following shows the relations between the total
reserve and the total liabilities-
Specie $22 o67 400 s20I6p7 700 Dec So 797 700
Legal tenders. 4.27b70O 39.9G1 900 Dec. 13I47OO
Total reserve .se4,2isloo scoioo7oo Dcc..s4ll24oo
Reserve
qtiirod ag'st
deposits -. s1.oeo,soo 5l,764.e5o
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-09


serve above
legal re-
qairements. s1254s.soo sssee.oso cc..sii77.75o
Foreign exchange has been quics until near the
close of the week, when rates advanced TO
4.s2,s and 49, for bankers long and short sterling
This was owing to adviccs from London of renewed
difficulties in banking circles and the supposed fail
ure Of large West Of England banking house. Gold
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-09
RAILROAD REPORTS.

cEIpTs AND EXPENDITURES OF STATE RAIL-
ROADS DURING THE LAST YEAR.
ALBANY, Dec. z. 1878.
ne following additional railroad reports have been
we'd at the State Engineers Department and are
PRESENTED with acomparative statement as to the
TENS last year
METROPOLITAN ELEVATED RAILWAY.
report Is made for the three months and
six days. ending September 30, 1878, the only
in the last fiscal year when the road was rum
No report made in 1877.
Stocks and DEBTS.
stock by charter. ..................S So, 500O 900
subscribed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 655 600
paid III. OoJuU
ID debt. Observation-Disclosures. 1900 900
ng ucDI.
mt of first section of five miles by issue of bonds.
.lows:-
mortgage at six per cent. SO, 900 900
nd mortgage at seven per cent. ......... 4,50000O
TX. ooJ,uuu
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-24
Ghe 9ailg Areas.
ROCK ISLAND. ...........uLxMOIs
There II NO Need of Blair'sB1lI to
Make the Discnvaruu

Our esteemed contemporary. the Wor16
having long cried for peace on the Presi
dental question when there is no peace
has finally come to the conclusion tina,
there ought to be an ivestigation. AL
hail to the new conyertl
1t is obviously in the power of the
House, says our contemporary, "te
inquire whether any member of the
returning Boards has confessed, or is
willing to confess. facts sufficient to have
generated in the mind of Senator Corkline
q conviction not only of 'rottenness in
Louisiana, but of rotteness SO known 70
and participated in by members of the
Administration as ito sink it President
and all. in the lowest depths of iufamv.
Lit is obviously in the power of the House
to summon the proper persons. and put 10
each of them such question as these:
Were you advised by any one whom
you believed to repesent the Government
at Washington, or the party now in
power, that it was necessary for Won. in
the interest of the national welfare and
in disregard, if need be, of the laws of
State under which you acted, to count ont
the 11lden electors and count in the
Hayes electors2
Did you thus count out and count in
and In violation of what you believed to be
the provisions OF the law under which you
held Officer"
This is simple. sensible, and to the point
We agree with our contemporary that
there is no need of Blair's bill to make
the discovery" All that is wanted is the
disposition on the part of the House to
make it.
We believe if that great Republican Jour
nal, the Neao York Times, could see It in
the line of duty to join in the demand for
an investigation, there could soon be such
manifestation of public sentiment as
would act upon Congress and compel a
majority to vote in favor of such a meas
ure. And why should not the Times ioip
in the demand2 Why not aid in the
publication of the office of President from
traud7 1t would be fitting sequel to the
patriotic services that paper has already
rendered the city and county, making for
itself a proud national reputation.
Hundreds OF thousands OF voters will
not rest content until this matter is examin.
ed into. Let the investigation be fair and
thorough. 1t by any means it should re-
suit 10 favor of Mr.. Hayes. then we could
submit even to his inanity in the belief
that the law requires us to do SO But let
us have the facts settled intelligently, and
not assumed blindly as they have been by
some. We cannot see why all patriots
should not join hands in this undertaking
Tor the sake OF common country.-N. Y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-24
Wicked For Clerrvmen

L believe it to be all wrong and ever
wicked for clereymen or other public mer
to be led into giving testimonials to auacl
doctors or vile stufs called medicines, buI
when really meritorious article is made
up OF common valuable remedies known te
all, and that all physicians use and trust in
daily, we should freely commend it,
l therefore cheerfully and heartily COM
mend Hop Bitters for the good they have
done me and my friends, firmly believing
they have no equal for family uses. l will
not be without them"
REV., Washington. D. G.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-24
DEt- w E11 Z TIER
6i7 st. Charles Street, ST. Louis. Mo.
OPINIONS OF PRESS
T Tqsn4aa % FaaSsr =

From St Louis Globe Desaocrct.l
Or. WHITTIER, CIT st. Charles street. req.
ular graduate of medicine, has been longer
engaged in the treatment of chronic diseases
than any other physician in the City. Nervous
debility, blood diseases, all impediments TO
marriage. Call or write. Circular free. Safe
medicines; moderate charges.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-24
DE-. SABINE'S
INDIAN VEGETABLE
COUGH SYRUP

For the speedy cure Of Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness,
Incipient Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, Phth-
Isle, Whooping Cough and Group. This Syrup 10
an Anodyne Expectorant and is composed Of the
best Ingredients the vegetable kingdom affords,
and when used according to directions, must con-
vince the most skeptical.of its intrinsic value
Directions for the use OF Sabine,s Indian Vegeta
bic Cough Syrup accompaniment bottle
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-24
Attachment Notioa
STATE OF ILLINOIS, 1

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY. sc
In the Circuit Court of said eountv Of a.. ,..x
term, A. D. 1878. " 'H0 may
Joseph ochs VS.. Louis Jors and Catbarine Jo-s
Attachment "oia'-
Notice is hereby given to you the said defend.
ants Louis Jors and Catharine Jors that writ ~
attachment has been sued out Of the ofsiee If ~
Clerk OF the Circuit Court of said county Of Rocs
Island, at the suit OF the said Joseph oehs and
against the estate Of You, the said Lous Jars snd
Catherine Jors. for the sum Of three hundred ard
thirtyeighf and sl00 dollars directed to the sbar
i'll OF said county to execute which said writ No.
been returned by said Sheriff executed ana ,ha
said suit is now pending before said court N 'ha'
Now unless you the said Louis Jors ana c,a.h..;,o
Jors shall personally be and appear before tba IN
cult Court OF said county at the next term tbe,eF
to be holden at Rock Island In said connIv n =.
first Monday In the month Of May next giv on h n
and plead 10 said action within the time To-
purpose limited Judgment will be entered s SUI.
you in favor OF said plaintiff and the pronertx as
tached sold 70 satisfy the same with costs ~
Rock island, HI, April 9TH, 1873.
ms LEVI +, HARsoN, Clerk.
GEsT q PARKs,P Att'ys. 4-6a-friaws
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-24
Chancery Notice.

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
COUNTY OF Rock ISLAND. SIS
In the Circuit Court, to the May term A. D. 1878
In Chancery.
Greta Stina Looin, and Christine I. Lcdin com,
plainanss, vs. Sebastian Gremlich, MARY Gram
Itch, Greta h. Benson and Borie Benson pc
PENDANTS Partition.
To all OF the above named defendants. You will
take notice that the above entitled cause Is now
pending in said court, that a summons in chaneerv
has been issued against you therein, returnable on
the first day OF the next term of said courf m ha
begun and holden at the Court House in the civ ~
Rock Island In said county, on the first Monday of
May, A. D. 1873, at which time and place Won vii
appear. oN "'A'
Rock Island, Ills, March 26th, 1878.
LEVI It. HARSON
OLIVER OLSEN, Clerk of said Co,rr.
Solicitor for Complainants. SeSa,r
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-24
ChancerY Notice.

STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Rock ISLAND COUNTY, ssf
In the Circuit Court of said County. to the Nav
term A. ID. 1S7S.-In chancery.
Charles A Jarvis and Cornelius Lynde Executors
OF last will and testament of stephen Woodin, de-
ceased, complain ants. vs.. Richard H Quincy
Charles A. Jarvis, The Wapokoneta Spoke and
Wheel Company, Reuben II. Warmer and VIII.
liam NJ. Patrick, defendants. Foreclosure
To the above named defendants Richard Il
Quincy, the Wapokoneta Spoke and Wheel Com.
pany, Reu ben 81. Warmer and William NJ Patrick
and each of You will take notice that the above
named compla1nRnta have filed their bill OF com
plant against you in the Circuit Court of said
County; that the above entitled cause is now pend
Ing In said Court and that summons In chancery
has beenlssued against you therein which summons
s on the first day of the next term of SAID
Court, to be begun and holden at the Court House
In the city of Rock Island, In said county on the
place you win appear. ~No
Dated al Rock Island, H., this stst day or March
A. u. 1873. LEVI f. HARRISON,
OLIVER OLSEN Clerk of said Court
ooiIeaAoE ior cohpialnants. 7-23d4W
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-24
DR.. BONAPARTE g. co.

@A s4 Great combinations of pro-
UsNMkaaA EAAsaeaSA fessional talent and exper-
EsNt@i SssXAEN fence of Europe and America
- - are the men TO consult. This
Ehie1js is the only Office in the city
s's~ VIII re permanent cure of Pri
vate Diseases can be obtained without the use Of
Mercury or change OF diet or business.
We guarantee to cure gonorrhea, gleet, syphilis
impotency, nocturnal emissions, female complaints
in short, every possible form and variety of Sexna
Disease, Cures rapid thorough and permanent and
fees moderate. We VIII admit all persons to oul
Medical Treatise. price 80 cents; the Vado Meeum
of Nature, price 81. Pocket Guide sent for TIVE
three cent stamps Gail or address
Drs. BONAPARTE & REYNOLDS.
1872 Sycamore st., CINCINNATI, OHIO.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-24
A Perfect Toilet SOan.

First among the requisites OF the toilet is q good
article OF Soap but to procure it ia not ALWAYS an
easy matter. Many OF the most expensive Soaps in
the market are made from coarse and deleterjous
materials and their delicate coorrng and fragrnnt
perfume too often conceal the most reDuIsive en-
phrltles. The disclosures recently made pubic
regarding this subject are positively startling and
deserve serious consideration. Scented SCANS are
now known to be extremely Objectionable especial.
w a2paed 10 1he mead lnJuring the hair, irrita
ung the scalp, and inducing severe headaches The
character of the ingredients may be inferred from
Inc statement OF gentlemen who makes the scent
ing OF Soaps his business he recently declared that
pertons engaged in this employment were short
ilved; from seven to ten years being the longest
PERIOD during which the occupation could be fol-
The difficulty of procuring perfectly pure arti-
Gle OF toilet soap is ut last obviafed. however
thanks to the enterprise and chemical skill of MIR
p l. Babbltt, OF New York, the world-renOwned
soap Manufacturer, whose immense establishment
Is ny lar the greatest of the kind in the United
states The renown of Mr.. Babbtt's various pro-
anetlons has for many years been widely dissem-
mated, but this latest is the appropriate
crown to the numerous victories already achieved
After years of patient labor and scientIfc experi
ment, mr. Babbitt has succeeded in perfectinc the
composition OF the frest toilet soap ever intro
ouced The principal ingredients are the purest
vegetable oils; the manufacturing processes are
entirely new and original, and the result is simply
unp II leled in this department of ndustry.
~ b. I. Rabbits Toilet Soap is the trade mark
by which this elegant toilet luxury Is designated
and for applications the delicate skin of infants
children and ladies' it is altogether uneouaIe in it's
emollient properties. This Soap is not perfumed
the ingredients being Of such absolute purity
require no aid from chemistry to disguise inferior
materials. The most refined taste considers the
absence of artificial perfume the perfection of
sweetness, and this peculiar characteristic of B. T.
Babbltts Toilet Soap renders it the most healthfu
and agreeable article of the kind ever manufac-
tured.
Though specially desirable for the use of ladies
and children this Soap Is equally appropriate for
gentlemen's toilet, and it makes heavy Iather
II Is also of the finest soaps for BARRIERS use
| Il Ia just being placed upon the market but the
demand for 1t will soon become general N Y,
Tribune. " -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-24
Scratch No More--"Itchirg Piles"

~ ~0~ &tNAAA&NS : AAtbs
symptoms of which are moisture, like per
SEPARATION. intense itching, particularly
when undressing, or after getting warm in
bed. increased by scratching, might think
E'n worms were crawling in and about the
rectum, oftentimes shows itself around The
private parts. A pleasant and safe cure
IN every case is ''Swayne's Ointment.
Ii allowed to continue, very serious results
tuay follow. 1t also cures letter, BARRIERS
itch, scald head, ring worm, bIotches. all
scaiy, crusty, itchy skin eruptions. Sent
BY mail to any address on receipt of price,
50 cents box, or three boxes for ST.. 25.
by DIR Swayne & Son, Philadelphia. Sold
by all leading druggists At whoesale and
retail by John Bengston, Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-24
To Those who Want EMPLOYMENT!

You can do no better, if you want to make money
honoraby and easily thai TO send IS for the recIp
Tor making the Hercules Cement, the best prepar-
aIioh ever discovered To- cementing wood, glass,
Joined will yield before the cement will break For
patching gloves, boots joining tn ends of Ieath
er betting 1t is q specially. Every shoemaker
should have 1t, and all wood-workcrs who use glue
Is not affected by water or temperature, is easily
and cheaply prepared, and will make permanent
demand wherever introduced. Recipe sent with
iuil instructions on receipt of price, or VIC will
send Township Rights for $40 Address plainly -.
A. W. BARTON, Bristol, Addison Co. Vt. 25 I'm
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-27
A Dutohman's Marrow Escape.

Hermon Schuster, of st. Louis, awoke
the other morning to find himself dead.
That is to say, the newspapers said he
was dead and that his body was at that
moment at the morgue. Mr.. Schuster
went to the place mentioned, and there,
sure enough, found himself laid out on
q slab, dead as anybody could wish to
be. The forehead of the corpse was ex-
aetly like his own. The moustache
likewise. The body wouldn't vany in
weight five pounds from the weight of
his own. The clothes of the inanimate
person were as much his own as If he
had worn them himself. "Vot ish de
COLOR of his eyes 7" asked Hermon of
DIR. Ainbaugh. The doctor turued up
the corpse's eyelids and found that the
eyes were blue. 'Dot ish PETER" said
Herman, with a long sigh of relief.
Dot ish not mine pody. Dose eyes is
plue and mine is plack. Gott in Him.
mel what marrow eshoape-vot
CLOSE gall dose vas ~ 1t was the most
remarkable case of mistaken identity
that st. Louis has had in years.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-27

DRINTING of every description neatly ex-
il ecuted at the Bloomfield Times Office at
reasonable rates.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-27

ca" A practical joker, q prudent man
withal, had gone to cafe and ordered a
three masted schooner of beer, when q
friend appears at the door and beckons
to him to go out for minute The in
tending drinker is afraid that in this ab-
sence some one may get away with the
liquid, when a happy thought strikes
him, and he raps around the handle of
the mug a scrap of paper inscribed: 81
have spit in this !" With a light heart
he hastens to the door, communicates
with his friend, and returns to find
written in another hand beneath his
warming: $50 have T."
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-27

ca Och, Jamie, did ye niver hear
NV my great spache aSore the Hibernian
Society p'
" No, Pat, how should I2 for sure 1
was not on the ground ?"
"Well, Jamie, you see L was called
upon by the Hibernian Society for
spache; and, be jabers, rose with the
Enthusiastic sheers of thousands, with
me heart overlooking with gratitude,
and me eyes filled with tears, and divil
a word did / spakep
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-27

sB' Injured Burglar" writes as fol-
lows to Saratoga newspaper. "Mr.
Editor: In reading your account of the
burglary at Knowe's boarding house,o on
Washington street, you said over
looked lady's diamonds worth thou
sands. The statement is incorrect, L
saw, examined and left them-they were
paste. Your account is no compliment
to me.n
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-27

FD An old lady going to chandler's
for farthing candle, and, being told
that it was raised to a halfpenny on ac-
count of the Russian war, exclaimed
"Bad luck to them And do they fight
by candle-light 2"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-27

egA lady at sea, full of delicateappre-
hension in gale Of wind, cried out
among other pretty exclamations "We
shall go to the bottom; mercy on ms;
how my head swimsl" Madam, never
fear" said one of the sailors ''you can
never go to the bottom while your head
swims."
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-27

Ga" At a popular store famous for the
prompt and polite attention of the clerks
a woman of perhaps thirty years was
looking at goods, when a young man
stepped toward her and asked:
els any one waiting upon you?
"Why, what question I've been
married these ten years."
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-27

gI' A French priest recently gave
out an announcement as follows: ''If
it rains in the morning the procession
will take place in the afternoon and if
it rains in the afternoon the procession
will take place in the morning"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-27

Ca Sam, you are not honest. Why do
you put all the good peaches on the top of
the measure and the little ones below ?"
"Same reason, sab, dat makes de front
of your house all marble and de back
gate chiefly slop- bar'l, sah."
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-27

sg"Come, pa" said youngster just
home from school, show many peas are
there in pint 2" "How can anybody
tell that, you foolish boy?" 81 can,
every time. If yon don't believe it, try
me-" "Well, how many are there,
then ~ Just one p in every pint, pa"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-27

gy "What are you about ?" angrily
exclaimed country editor the other
day to his wife, who was touching up
her complexion before the mirror. SON
ly getting up my patent outside
DEAR was the reply.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-27
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