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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-12

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-12
The Weatner--To-Day.

The following shows the temperature
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Dictated bv thermometer:
Z A. m. e3e above zero IL P. 400 above zerC
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-12

Charles E. Hawley, collector of Rock
Island township, has opened an Office ia
the First National Bank. The state,
county aud city taxes for 1877 are now
due, and he asks all to come and pay.
S-dkf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-12
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-12

Cast aside prejudice and use Durang,s
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Headache yields at once to Lodllles
Headache Specific. Only so cents. Sold
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/ line.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-12

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For SALE,-Two carom billiard tables,
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Legal Blanks, ofall kinds for sale at
THE ARGUS OFFICE
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-12

Don't ruin your health, and, besides,
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by your continued coughing. A twenty
five cent bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
will cure you. Large bottles, so cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-12

.Reus ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

0anosts First National Bans Where ali oqders
cap he left for the ARGUS aud where all Moline
business is transacted by Q. ]. Beardslee. Bust
ness notices should be handed in by noon to en-
snre implication the same day.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-12

Every Drop of the SARSAPARILLIAN RESoI-
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-12
Kidney and Bladder Complaints,

Urinary and Womb Diseases, Gravel, Diabetes,
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dust deposits, and when there is priGking, burn
Ing sensation when passing water, and Pain III the
Small Of the Back and along the Loins.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-12
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HEALTH! BEAUTY !

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03
Preaching Without a Hell.

The Rev. X. LAIRD COLLIER of Boston,
formerly n Methodist but now a Unitarian
minister, lately preached n sermon on the
subject of 1.-THE Orthodox and the Christian
Hell" which contained some striking points.
The great interest at present felt in the
question Of everlasting punishment was at
tested by the unusually large congregation
which assembled to listen to the words of
the preacher. He took for his text two pas
sages of Scripture: "Thou wilt not leave
my soul in hell, and "Out of the midst OF
hell cried |, and thou heardcst my voice"
Mr. COLLIER rightly described the doc
trine of he'll as an essential plank of all
the orthodox crccds. Though orthodox
thcologians like Canon FARRAR and Prof.
CHALL1s Of England have made the effort
to rip it up and substitute for it temporary
state of probation. the doctrine is still ex-
picitly laid down in the orthodox articles
ul faith, and for hundreds Of years the
Christian world has been nearly unanimous
in accepting it. The preacher contendcd
that the teaching is really athcstic, I'M
christian. and unscriptural. its basis being a
false translation OF the Greek word which
described the duration of future punishment.
There is nothing new about this. Every
body capable OF logical reasoning has seen
that If the canon and the professor are
right, orthodoxy has been wrong during all
these years. and has been proclaming Il lie
frightening people with bugbear Mr..
COLLIER. however. did say something
rather new. He closed his sermon with an
eloquent appeal to his hearers to repent Of
their sins. You must repent some time"
he said, and you will repent then that you
did not repent before. Therefore repent
now"
No one can fail to see that this sort of
appeal to the sinner is very weak in COM
parison with the old thrcatenings of the
torments of hell. Men are likely to sit
quite comfortably under such preaching.
They may think that il they have IA chance
10 repent beyond the grave 1t is hardly
worth while to go through that process
during this brief life which may better be
devoted to having good time Repentance
after they have become disembodied spirits
may seem To them very shadowy thing
compared with repentance right here on
earth: and they may therefore conclude to
take the risks Of putting IL off, in spite Of
such appeals rs that of Mr. COLLIER
1t is important to think well over these
words OF the Boston minister. because they
give us suggestion of what sort of preach
ing we shall have If orthodoxy abandons the
Ipafrin .f lgll
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03

The conduct of llENhY DAY, Esq, in the
Lord matter raisr- a very nice question Of
professional obligation and professional ETH
quottc. Mr.. DAY had long been the legal
counsellor Of Mr.. THoNI\A Lord. aud was
bound to him by all tho obligations which
rest upon standing couus" toward stand
ing client.
Mr.. LoHD WAS wlowcr. and he proposed
TO get murricd. lii Suns wore violently OPP
posed to tho marriage. II was quite appa-
rent that their opposition was haSrd on PEE
cuniary reasons. They wanted will drawn
up ami sisnod in their favor. Mr.. DAY
drew mp such Will. and united with thom
in trying TO induce Mr. LoRp t. execute it.
Mr.. LORD said IL was not his will not such
will rs he wanted 10 make and he refused
10 sign H. Then the son- wanted their
father DECLARED incapable of managing his
Affairs and his property taken ont OF his
hands. Mr.. DAY Joined in the proceedings
to accomplish these ends against his client.
II is reported that Nh DAY says all this
was for Mr. Looms good. That may be so,
but II is not the kiudof good that most cl-
onts desire Of counsel mot the KIND Of good
clrns ~uppo-o they bargain tor when they
employ lawyers.
Ia point Of ro-pcctabiIityandm moral stand
ing probably Mr.. DAY has no superior at the
New York bar. Whether his course in the
LORD matter has been such as young law
yorS should initiate il a question of deep in
tcrcst. II the Bar Association has its uses.
one would suppose the discussion and settle
ment of question like this would beamong
them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03

OF this country has been so ludcrously mis-
conceived We may notice also some statis-
tics, calculated to surprise n good many
persons, which exhibit the comparative
status OF New Jersey In respect OF mining
and manufacturing industries. II appears
that in actual amount of capital devoted to
mining, New Jersey was in 1870 the twelfth
State i'm the Union, while IL we take into
account the ratio of territory, she was the
first, with the exception OF Pennsylvania
and Maryland. At the same time the prof
its of mining In New Jersey were twenty
eight per cent, or ten per cent. in excess of
the general average, the State ranking in
this respect seventh on the whole list Pass
ing to the amount Of capital invested in
manufactures, we find New Jersey holding
the eighth place In the table, although she
is but the seventeenth in population or the
seven States, indeed presenting larger
aggregate Of industrial capital, six have
populations ranging from one and a half to
five times greater, Connecticut alone being
less populous.
Such are the striking and indlsputable
facts regarding the agricultural and indus
trial rank commanded by the State of New
Jersey Now that they have been fully and
fairly spread before the people Of this coun-
try, we trust that the current slurs on one
of the most unpretendng and productive
members of the American Union will at least
be adapted to the facts and enlivened with
wit enough to redeem them from Stiffness.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03

OF first mortgages upon farms and houses
second and third mortgages swept away
and rendered absolutely valuelcss. while
the unfortunate owners of the property
mortgagcd Lose all their savings aud in
vcstments beyond the mortgages. aud in
many cases are left deeply in debt. But no
such harsh measure Of justice is metcd out
90 the bondholders and stockholders of
railway under such a scheme of reorgani-
cation as that now sought to be carried into
effect in this case. Every bondhOlder OF
each class is fully protected, and on terms
Of precise equality. At the same time
the stockholders, to the extent OF
nearly ninety millions Of dollars in
the aggregate, who are the real
debtors, those who have become parties TO
this plan as we'll as those who have not,
are alike protected, and upon terms of abso-
Lutte equality, through the payment of
moderate assessment of five dollars per
share, become again the owners of the whole
property. precisely as they were before the
foreclosure: while this contribution goes
into the treasury Of the new company, or is
used simply for the purpose of increasing
the value OF their property, as if no foreclos-
ure had taken place.
Meanwhile the question of carrying out
this plan of reconstruction, through a fore
closure, is before our courts, and II they
shall finally hold that under the law of the
land and the public policy of the state
these associated foreign creditors joining
the American stockholders have the right
to pursue the course marked out to them
by the statute, and that it can be
then there is n fair prospect that be-
fore many months the affairs of Erie will
be in the hands Of n new corporation. with
ample means for its necessary purposes and
with restored credit, reprcsenteda and govern
ed by men who stand as high in our Ameri-
can financial world, and in the estimation of
their fellow citizens, as any men who have
ever managed any railroad in this country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03
1he regular circulation Of THE sun for the
Are New York and Kings to be Cheated ,

Though we have had frequent occasion
within the past two years to speak of the
apportionment Of this State under the CEN
sus of 1875, we have never treated IL as
party question. but as an imperative duty,
dcvolved 10y the Constitution upon the
Legislature, in which the entire people OF
the State are interested. After neglccting
this duty for two sessions. the Republicans
In the Senate and Assembly now feel the
spur Of public sentiment, and propose to
move onward at an early day. But we have
solid grounds for asserting that it is the
purpose of those who control this subject,
especially i'll the Assembly, to so perform
their work as to inilict great wrong upon
the counties Of New York and Kings.
1t is declared in Republican quarters. not
likely to be mistaken, that II Is intended to
give New York only twenty-five members
OF Assembly and Kings only eleven. That
is, New York is TO have one additional MEM
Der. and Kings twol
The bald injustice of this is apparent at
glance The Constitution provides that the
members OF Assembly shall be apportioned
among the several counties. as nearly as
may be, according to the number of their
respective representative inhabitants The
ratio for a member, under the census Of 1875.
is @,14j. The representative population of
New York under that census was 900 800.
This entities the county TO twenty-six mem
bers, and leaves n surplus OF q 600. Kings
had representative population of 4G47ll
This entities the county TO thirteen mem
bers, and leaves a surplus Of 20, s26. The ag-
gregate Of these two SURPRISES is 424iG
This fairly entities one Of the counties to an
other member. But we waive this, and stand
upon the declaration that, according to the
rules Of arithmetic and the mandates Of the
Constitution, the new apportionment law
should give New York twenty-six members
of the Assembly. and Kings thirteen; more
over, that to allow the former only twenty
two and the latter only eleven, would be to
cheat the two counties out Of six members
for the next ten years.
Can any Senator or Assemblyman who
aids in perpetrating this swindle call him
self an honest man?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03
u.INIiINGTON NOTES.

TIE health nj Associate Justice Hunt OF the upreme
Court j. subject OF much anxiety ms friend and 10
the court lie /. the victim OF govt. cnmplicntc with
Other troubles In appearance. he has aged rkahly
since the last term and when able 10 appear on the
bench, sitting side BY side with Judges Chfu ii and
SWaync, who are his scmors hy many Years he looks
Older aud more lnhrn than either This sudden break
~ has attracted good deal attention at WASN'T lgon
not unmlNed with the selfish speculation which ever
on the alert ior vacancies, whether o high |, ~ de.
gree.
Mr. Boutwell,, who has held the Offices of Rcprcs enta.
tive ~ Congress Governor, Senator and secretary the
Treasury made Ia, appearance before committee the
House irw days ago 10 that the printing
backs and other currency should be partially ed
h., the bank note companies instead Of bv the Burea OF
PRINTING and Engraving, which now does thu " iole
WORK lobbyist i thus added 10 the other distinct
which MI Boutwell, has heretofore enjoyed.
There has been Hurry in the House Of Rep e.
scnttNes over the presence Of the lobby the Dr.
and itis undoubtedly scandal which works to the IL
uiy of those who ga there proper guests. and az
have no schemes to promote. Then rules proyr le
Cor thu admission ol cNmemhcrs and cNSenators rs n
privileged class, who OF late years have become the mo st
notorious OF the lobby crew The hrst practical rcmed
Is Ia exclude tins class who certainly have superb
rights 10 an! other portion OF the community
When Blaine in the midst of his colloquy with
Dawes and lioar the Massachusetts in the
war OF lSl2 Judge Davis of Illinois began to laugh first
AT the top OF his head and then all the WAY down his
poerous body to his feet seeing Davis IN this melting
mood Howe and llamlin commenced TO chuokle and
soon Nonkhng who sits close BY burst out Ioar caught
glimpse OF the spectacle ard reddcning the roots OF
his har exclaimed "Ony two classes OF men laugh at
Massachusetts, class those hate her undying
devotion to liberty the other despise her for sustaining
this great and Godlike Administrator
DAVIS Howe, conking and Hamun kept right on with
their laughing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03

she is very much mistaken. II she adopts
the course Of her lover and consults the
Bible for Divine direction in her pcrplexity,
she will reach the same conclusion he has
done-that there is nothing in that Book TO
prevent the two engaging her father TO per-
form the Wedding ceremony and make hap
ny two loving souls.
cur clerical friend should. however. get
rid of the dependency which now Expresses
his spirits. Does not the religion he
breaches tell him that it is sinful to indulge
in such hopclcssness. to sink down in such
despair Let him think of this, and apply
to his own case the remedies he prescribes
for others
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03

Yesterdays desp ltches from CONSTANT
nople and st. Petersb lrg foreshadow n cessa-
ton. IL not terminate on. of the bloodshed. An
armistice. we are to Id. has been arranged ;
n conditional protoc d indicating the terms
which the Car is illing to offer and the
Sublime Porte is perfo rec willing to discuss has
been signed ut Adrian )ple; and the st. Peters
burg Cabinet has mott led that Of Vienna OF its
readiness to submit OF iestions affecting Euro
pcan interests to G. ,ngress Of the powers.
That the Russian adv inco on Constantinople
has been stopped, is at this writing matter
of inference rather tht IN Of positive informa-
ton but word comes from that city that all
military movements ton the Turkish sidel have
been arrested, and thu It the exodus OF pam
ic-stricken Mussulmaf 8 TO Asia has been
checked. II Russia has really consented to lay
her claims before c ongress. Europe is to
have breathing pell. ut all events.
and the chances that u general war may
he averted are appre' iably increased. Nj.
GAMBETTA. the leader OF the French Chamber.
has just walked up to tn, fact that France still
has the same interests In the East for which
she went to war twenty ,our years ago and a
despatch from Rome info rms us that the notion
of an anti Russian allial ice. in certain contin-
ecncics. finds favor not nly at the Quirinal but
at the Vatican.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03

What we maintain and hope o prove"
saws the lawyer for Mr.. THOMAS L. ,RDs sons.
j. that Mr.. LORD. by reason Of oil a age and
other physical causes. is enfeebed In will as
we'll rs IN bodily health; that he has not ra-
uonal or proper control over his actlo MS"
In other words, Mr.. LoHD is lunat . and in
capable Of controlling his property b. cause he
i 81 years Of age. 4 good many old men will
be- Interested in the de 'son Of this lu astion. as
well as good many who hope to bee ONE old.
and. when old 10 enjoy the possession Of wealth
earned in moro vigorous years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03

Of fidelity and du ty born and bred in them.
before they could ever be brought to follow
Mr. DAYS exampi ?.
Yet as we said before, Mr.. DAY is gen
tleman of tho vet y highest responsibility,
and entitled to tn benefit Of all the pre-
sumptons that fac J.; raises in his favor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03

Is il not about time that the farce of con-
tinung To pay our Indifferent Police Justices
the salaries OF Cabinet Minister'S was topped
Three thousand dollars year would h = ample
compensation for the legal acumen iii, played
10y these funotiOnnries
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03

When We consider all the Affections by
which Mr.. Lord was surrounded, it does
not any longer seem surprising that he
should have sought refuge from oppression,
retreat from persecution, and relief from
care. in the hover of love. and solacc for his
remaining years in the gentle attentions Of
II beautiful and alcctipnato companion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03

In view Of recent occurrences, 1t might be-
well for New York III stors 10 cxpound and en-
force the text which bids young people honor
their parents that tho r days may be long in the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03

II is said that in every house there j.
skeleton. Mr. THOMAS LoRD's house seems
10 have been filled with skeletons What
WAS worse, they were alive. Many years
ago "A man named CALVIN EPSON went about
the country and exhibited himself. for pay,
rs a living skeleton. and made good deal
OF money by H. There was scarcely pound
of flesh on his bones, aud people regarded
him as a great curiosity. Mr.. LORDS living
skeletons Were of different sort. They
We're not the profitable kind They were
not particularly attractive or inter-
estng. In truth. they were not lit
orally living skcetons-only iigurative-
~. But they serve for powerful illus
trations of what is meant by skeleton
in family. Thus We see that Mr. LORD
who was looked upon a. one ~ the most
favored Of Fortunes sons had his own pc
cuiar trials and troubles of no trivial char
actcr His former wife mad been insane. He
had an unfortunate daughter. unhappily con-
stitutod If not derangcd. one Of his sons
Judging from his recently published letter,
would seem strongly disposed to u homicidal
mania. His Janitor, whose daily bread had
long been bought with the money Mr.. LORD
paid him. volunteered an affidavit To prove
Mr.. LORD imbccilr. Finally his own lawyer
joined his sons in theiroru-adc against him.
Perhaps the lots of mon are not 50 dis
similar rs they superiicInlly appear.