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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-14
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county, whomererybody knows-andevery-
body knows one man Is quite as much a
leader as another,-if they are such de-
PRAYED and untrusty persons politically,
then what are the leaders Of the third
party, the modern political Moses and Josh
uas who claim to have been raised up TO lead
the oppressed and burdened working
classes out Of the wilderness into the land
of plenty and prosperity. Who made
them leaders, who was instrumental 10
their selection. and what is it that has
given them the management and diree-
toni Certainly, knowing their antece-
dents as the people Of this county DO, II i
very clear the glib-tongued, solt-handec
professional gentry. who are loadest II
complaints Of the corruption Of the deinoe
racy, and the most profuse in their advice
| to abandon the old aud join the new party
are not in any sense representative work
ing men,-they are simply Office seekers
or men seeking their own personal aggran'
Il : 4Es = ,
dizement-men who would raise q whirl
wind that they might ride out the storm.
Democrats, how do you like the scheme
Claiming superior political virtue ant
honesty, and deriding and speaking con
temptuously of the democratic party, an,
pronouncipg it unfit 60 be entrusted will
the affairs of government; then, when the
have abused. and villifed, and snubbee
and belittled democratic men and meas
ures, they very coolly and unblushingl
lsolicit your votes for their candidates bt
cause Of their pretended devotion to tn
Interests of workingmen and their extri
ordinary and incorruptiblc political virtues
| Demoeratsl what do you think of it7
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-14
Rm,efactors.

When board of eminent physicians and
chemist announced the discovery that by
combining some well known valuable reu;
edies, the most wonderful medicine was
produced. which would cure such wide
range of diseases that most all other rem
edies could be dispenses with, many were
sceptical; but proof OF its merits BY actua
trial has dispelled ell doubt. and TO-DAY
the discovers of that great medicine, Hot
Bitters, are honored and blessed by all Al
banefactors. fsavg s95
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-14
sA1vE.

This Ealve has been before the public iof the PAST
tsv,ns {, FL ~ curative effects can be produced III de
aired. Many limb has been saved from the sur
ment n Completely conQuers Inflammation. and
arrests the rmagress oE mortihcaaaon. No family
should be without It. as In cases OF Bruises, Cute
9alve q more speedy and eTectual cure can be g.
tanned than by any other known preparation: vs.
defy any one TO produce iss equal Tor the healng 9
and cases 81 long standing Price IS Genus per Dox
DR.. j. u DUNCKER g SONS. FrgpE1etors. New
ark, n. J. Sold In Rock Island Dy Jonn begnsss0A
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CURE YOURSELF!

s
Dr. Bohannans vegetable cuFasivS Is warranted 10 per-
manently all torne OF spermAttOrrheA Seminal
WsaknTsa General Debility, Impotsnry, etc. restores
IOst Power" and brings back the SYonthfu VIgor" of
those who destroyed by sexual pFae
es IN from seven weeks time. This remedy which
has hep used BY DIR Bohannan in his private practice
over thirty years, known tail in curing
Inc WORST CASES II gives vitality and inparts energy
with wonderful effect those mddle-aged who feel
weakness beyond their years Its nygorating properties
are felt once. Young men suffering from the conse
ouences Of dreadly destructive habit Of Sel-Abuse
cen this medicine with the assurances of speedy and
PERMANENT cure. The patient gnns strength and elias
tcy spirits 1t pcts directly the parts affect
ed as soothing and healing tonic and Enodyne the
Taxed vesices and rrRted ducts mparng
and restoring them 70 their natural state
as the banef1l habit had beet induged In The
Ingredients simple produc of natrebETks roots
herbs and specific for the above diseases.
Ali persons must before contemplating marriage reflect
that sound mind and body the most necessary requ-
sites to promote connubial happiness. Indeed without
these the Journey through lb becemes weary pilgrimage;
the mind becomes Swallowed with despair and allied with
tho melancholy reflection that the happiness Of another be-
comes blghted with our own. {. u = = -
m1Prce Five Dollars, SAINT with fun dFeetioHs etc, 10
any address For sale only At Dr. q Bohannans Office
No 81 North Finn street, between washington avenue and
Green street, g; Louis, Mo. Established in M,
03-pT BIS ~TvRasae on Special Diseasss which gives
clear delneatton Of the NATURE symptoms, OF
ETC., of SYPHILIS, SEMINAL WEAKNESS, ETC. sent
FREE 10 any address upon receipt OF one stamp.
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THE ARGUS JOB PRINTING Rooms
turn out Cards, Circulars, Note Heads
Bill Heads, Law Briefs, and all othei
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 ane
the public generally are invited to give oul
work trial. dwf.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-14
ALLAN HAY CO.,

Its nEu1uWAys..s s4s1 " A~AsA~
sAmong the most beautiful OF the British pro-
auctions In the departments OF Wax and Candie
Works OF the Great Exhibition are the 0zoKsIlt
Candles of J. g. q Il. Field, London They lncllas
large variety OF colorH and sizes. for the parIor
the bondoir and the banquet. but their purify aho
brilliancy are wonderful. commanding universe
the hour al the niqh9 certain length being burn
"a IN certain fine These beautiful candles NAY
BE- seen &C the Allan hay Company Depot. ~
SroadwaT. who are sole agents for the United
5tates.-[New York Observer 49,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-14

QUERY: why will men smoke COM
mon tobacco, when they can buy Marhurt
Bros. Seal of North Carolina at toe
same priee7" l-leodly
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-26
+" Doggy" Heard From.

The Gazette Of Friday, says We
copy the following letter from our old
iriead, Doggy" Johnson, with pretato-
nv remarks, from the Pottsville Pa
Evening Chronicle
Mr.. johnson, prominent New York
merchant, who travels extensively
through the South, and devotes his leis
ure moments to writing up topics of in
terest for the New York Herald and the
Sun, over the signature of Boggy,
with which many of our readers are IA
miliar, after reading an editorial on the
sSolid South" in last evenings Chroni-
Gle, has taken occasion, both personally
and by letter, to assure us that the re-
suit of extended observation, in the
South for many months during the pres
ent and previous years, satisfies him that
the views expressed by the Chronicle are
entirely correct. Boggy' is so well
known among the newspaper fraternity
that we cheerfully give him space to
speak for himself:
EDITOR EVENING CHRONICLE Your
leader of last evening on the Solid
South" gives the true facts of the situa-
ton. Since the first day Of August, !
have visited Tennessee, Mississippi,
North Alabama, Texas, and Arkansas.
While in the South listened to several
heated political discussions, but never
heard word of uniriendlincss uttered
towards the North. | listened to the
humble priest. VINO, after singing mass,
offered prayers for the charitable, partic-
ularly for those OF the North who aided
the South during her distress the more
formal Episcopaliaa, who, when blessing
the aims of the day, offered prayers for
those who had given SO treely to the suf-
ferers by the fever, and again the more
fervent Presbyterian, whose heart seem
ed to overflow with blessings for the peo-
pie of the North tor their charitable
goodness. How strange 1t seemed to me
when, on my way home, | passed through
Pennsylvania, and listened to the Repub-
lcan orators, one Of them particularly
Mr.. Brewster, of Philadelphia, who
wished to inaugurate a war of races. Let
me assure you, Mr.. Editor, there is no
such feeling at the South as Republican
politicians Of the North would have you
to believe. 1t is their ill,judged utteran.
ces that make the south solid. The vim
dictiveness they evince detracts from
their manhood. BoGGY.
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-26
|" Rutherford "Snubbed.

An Indianapolis dispatch OF the 18th
gives remarkable interference OF Pres.
idcnt Hayes, in case OF cmbezzlemcnt
before the United States Grand Jury, OF
Indiana. The dispatch says:
The grand jury OF the United States
Court came into open court, this u. H.,
and by their foreman, Gen. HASKELL re
ported that the District Attorney had
received instructions from tho President
of the United States, against prosecu-
ting a certain party for alleged embez
element in the First National Bank OF
indianapolis, meaning Carey W. Miller,
and that they had been requested to in
vestigate the matter, and desire to know
from the Court whether it was their duty
to proceed with tho investigation, the in
structions OF the President to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
Whereupon Judge Gresham charged
them in substance, as follows: When
you were impanelled, at the beginning OF
the term, you swore that you would dill
ligently inquire into, and true present
ment make OF, such matters as should be
given you in charge, or might otherwise
como to your knowledge touching vio-
latlon OF the criminal statutes of the
United States that you would present
no one through envy, hatred or malice,
and that you would leave no one uncor-
rected through fear, favor, affection, re.
ward, or hope thereof.
You could not, if you would, escape
the obligation OF this oath, by needing
particular case. The President may, if
he feels so inclined, interfere even in add
vance Of the Indictment, by exercising
the pardoning power. In no other way
has he the slightest authority to control
your action. He has it in his power to
pardon the alleged offender, and unless
he is willing to take this responsibility,
he has no more right to control yours c.
ton than the Gar of Russia.
If you believe the present instrn ctions
to the District Attorney were intended
to prevent you from making the fullest
examination into the matter now before
you, and from returning an indictment
against the accused, if the evidene should
warrant it, you should feel inspired with
additional determination to do your
duty. The moment the executive is al
allowed to control the action of the
courts in the administration of criminal
justice, their independence is gone.
1t is true of the President to say that
the court does not believe that he has
any desire to encroaeh upon the iudicia.
ry, or that he contemplated any unwar-
raned interference, by his instructions
to the District Attorney The Attorney
says in open court that he is ready and
willing to help you in any examination
OF the case which you may feel called
upon to make He and his assistant are
faithful officers, and will render you all
necessary aid in this as in other cases.
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-26
The Davis Family.

Mr.. Jefferson Davis outlived all of his
sons, and when he dies, the family name
will become extinct. His oldest son, JET
forson Davis, Jr., who died near Mem
phis, the other day, of yellow fever, had
scarcely passed his twenty first birthday
and though he did not inherit the intel
lectual ability of his father, he was u
young man OF considerable promise. Ear
ly in the summer, and before tho foyer
broke out, young Davis went north with
his sister and her husband. The latter
returned for some purpose, and was
stricken down with the fever When his
wife heard Of it, she insisted on going to
him, and young Jeff. accompanied his
sister. Before the husband was conva-
descent, his wife WAS attacked. Young
Davis nursed his sister through her i'll
ness, and in few days she became tho
afterne ured. I'd 1854; WINE lMr -Davfs
was President of the Confederacy, he re-
turned to his residence one day from a
short visit to the capitol, and found, Iy
ing in one of the halls, the dead body of
his second son, whom he had lett but an
hour or two before the picture Of health.
The child was but five years of age, and
during the absence of the family fell
from rear balcony to paved yard be-
meath, and crushed his skull. He lived
but a short time. This boy, Joseph, was
the most-intelligent Of the family, aud g
special tnvorite Of all the great men
who, in those days frequented his faith
er's house. He was bright boy, anc
the whole city of Richmond mournet
his DEATH Willie, the youngest son o
Jefferson Davis, was bora in Richmond
during the war, and died when three OF
four years of age. There are now lef
but two children, both girls. Maggi,
was married two years ago, and it wa
while caring for her that young jeff me
tho terrible destroyer MISS Winnie
the other daughter is still at school. =
Baltimore Gazette.
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-26
STATE OF ARKANSAS.
BY THE GOVERNOR
Proclamation Of THANKSGIVING.

In accordance with honored custom, and
in humble gratitude tn the Oliver OF all goou'
l. WILLIAM r. MILLER, Governor nt the
State of Arkansas. do hereby appoint Ihurs-
tia,, the 2Stn lay OF November ms AM. u ne
observed hy the people of this state. asa day
of Public Thank sgiving and praise to Aiihi2h-
ty God for the blessings Of the past year. n
ali seasons, and whether In prosperity or In
atllietion our whole thankfulness and rever-
ence are due to Him; but at this time espec :
iallv we MS people. have great and peculiar
reason to ack knowledge His goodness. Our har-
vests have. b..an boIhteourS iutcrtI"t diseen-
sion and bitterness of spirit. that once may
have existed. have passed away from among
us; peace and law reign supreme in our bor-
ders: all our industries have been strength
ened; our wealth everywhere increased; and
IN His plying kindness. God has been pleas
ed to spare lis the awful visitation of the pes
thence that walked in the land.
do earnestly recommend that on the Day
of Thanksgiving the people of tie State lay
aside their usual employ ments. and. in their
accustomed places OF worship assemble them
selves to give fitting testimony OF their graf
itude for these signal mercies OF Divine Prov
idenee.
In testimony whereof have here
unto set my hand and caused
J L. D. the Great Seal OF the State to
~ be affixed at Little Rock this
Thirteenth day of November. In the year OF
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy EIGHT. W.. IL MILLER.
By the Governor.
B. B. BEAVERS. Secretary Of State.
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-26
Opinion of Greenbackers.

Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, recently
elected to Congress from the Richmond
Eva } District, was interviewed by a
newspaper reporter, few days since
and, among other things, delivered his
opinion in his usual pithy style, concer
ming the Greenback party in Virginia
and the South. He said They have
no future, sir. They were buried be
You'd the hope of resurrection on the
9Th, and deservedly so. Here in Virgin
they had no principle. The Cornerstone
Of their hopes was laid in dishonesty
and their doom was tore-ordained. TIC
their scheme for a piebald cure cy, they
added here the policy of reputation o.
the public debt, and though Congressmer
can have no share in the settlement OF
that question, still, the election of THEN
candidates would have been hailed as &
signal victory for the repudiationists
But, to the credit of Virginia, they have
failed signally, and the world will now
understand that we will pay our honest
obligations.
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-26

Pine Bluff Press We call Judge Pin
dall's attention to the bad habits of at,
torneys putting their feet on the tables
and on the tops of chairs in the court.
room, during the sessions of the court
1t should be stopped
You should have the Judge of the 18th
Circuit on your bench, for while. lie
has remedy, and its application, if nee 4
he, for all such. Nothing lowers the
dignity Of a court moro than such undig
nitied habits. 1t is more the product o.
thoughtlessness than of any other
cause.
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-26
Earthquake at Jacksonport.
A special from Jacksonport of the
10Th, to the Arkansas Democrat. saws:

A special from Jacksonport of the
10Th, to the Arkansas Democrat, says:
Last night our town was awakened by
the rumbling noise OF an earthquake,
which was followed by three distinct
shocks, as if some subterraneous mon
ster had broken loose from under the
sunken lands q, New Springs. rv-
erything was thrown into confusion. The
houses shook and furniture was scattered
and overturned.
The river was tilted, causing an over
flow on one side, and q corresponding
fall on the other, and leaving fish on
day land, as it recedcd. Prof Henry
Bordwell, who has given the phenoms-
non his attention, for the past thirty-sev-
en- years, states that these commissions
occur frequently, but he never, before
witnessed one so violent.
The shock was also felt at Van Buren,
Little Rock, and other points in the
| State.
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-26
hH- A Tallahassee. Florida. disnatch

b4r A Tallahassee, Florida, dispatch
of the 2lst, says that the supreme court
has declared that the three precinct re-
turns rejected by the Alachua county
canvassing board are good and valid
and has issued pcromptory writ to the
board to canvass them. These precincts
gave Bisbee a majority of $50, and by
their rejection by the canvassing board
elected Hall, Democrat. Bisbee's ma
jority now stands about 200 in the dis
trict.
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-26

And now comes talk o-gram from
Van Buren,, that Alonzo Farrall, keeper
of a saloon in that place, hit railroad
man on the neck, with his fist, which
produced instant death. The affair oc
Cured Saturday night, and lightning, or
the heels of mule, could not have done
more.-[Fi. Smith Independent.
There is neither the proprietor of a
saloon, nor bar-kecper Of saloon, OF
an attachee of saloon, or man by the
name of A" Farrall" in the town. The
young man, who is referred to, is EN-.
ployed in the upper part of the town,
and had nothing to do with the disaster
This much, at least, is due the young man
who is constituted a murderer by the
Independent ......
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-26
The Next Congress.

The New York Sun of the goth prog.
nosticates the status of the next Con.
gress, as follows
According to tho latest returns, the
Democrats will have ISL, the Republi.
cans III. and the Greenbackers 10 in
tho new House. 1t is only fair to as
sumo that the vacancy in this State will
be filled by a Republican, as the distric,
was carried by Republican majority al
the late election This would raise the
Republican column to l28. 1t is sense
less to speculate about California, be.
cause OF the uncertain action of the
third party there, which may captur,
two districts. Dividing the delegation
as at present, the result would be Dem
ocrats, 1853; Republicans, 1870, and Ma
lionals, 10. In this estimate, the Green
hackers from Indiana, and the two from
Maine, are placed under that head
though assigned to the Democratic col
umn by their partisan papers. On pc
iltlcal questions separate from the cur
reney, the Greenbackers may be expect
ed to vote according to their past par
tiaities, and six of the ten will, doubt
less, side with the Democrats. Leaving
the Greenback factor out of view. t,,f
Democrats would have, accordinr TO tbi,
estimate, plurality of % over the Re
Puolieans, and a majority of Is over the
Bepnbllcans and the Greenbackcrs com
olnea, or exactly the same number they
Fad at the opening of the present Con
gress, before the present contested seat.
were considered. There are two or three
districts yet hanging by the eyelids, bu
of course the Democrats, after getting
the House. will tollQw ilp. thu. faqictsRy
them in their own favor. Altogether
when things settle down, and the line,
are drawn tightly, the Democratic ma
jority in the Houss will probably fall be
tween fifteen and twenty.
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-26

~ Col. P. DOMAIN, editor Of the Ben
tonville Advance, delivered his lecture
on Man." under the auspices of the
Fayetteville Library Association" last
week. Tho Sentinel, in noticing it,
says:
We hazard nothing, in saying that
from his opening remarks to the close OF
his address be unclaimed the attention OF
each of his auditors and when tho clio
Qucnt peroration was finished, the ADM
ration of the listeners broke forth in en-
thusiastio plaudits.
We cannot undertake to trace the
course OF his remarks. His humorous
illusions to babyhood his sarcastic RET
erencc to the follies of youth the pic
turing of the evanescence of fame, for
tune and affection, were all good-hand.
somcly portrayed and gilded with the
choicest rhetoric; but it has never been
our fortune to hear from any rostrum a
sublimer conception than Col. DOMAINS
panegyric on the soul of man. Every
body was delighted, and if the Fayette
vile Library Association can succeed in
providing such intellectual food for our
people, their efforts should be heartily
seconded.
As the Colonel has promised to make
sshort visit to Van Buren,, about Christ
mas, why cannot arrangements pc ii mSsaa11
town. Who will make the mover
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-26
IF A Charlottesville, N. c., dispatch

IF A Charlottesville, N. c., dispatch,
of the 18th, says that information reach
ed there, that day, of tho murder on the
18th, of Wcsly Wyckoff, a prominent
citizen of Catawba county. He was shot
dead, as he was going through his yard,
by some unseen assassin. Mrs. Wyckotf,
and negro, named Bob. McCarkIe,
have been arrested, charged with the
murder. 1t has since transpired that the
negro and Mrs. Wyckoff have been Grim
inally intimate, for some time, and they
conspired to put the husband out of the
way. Wyckoff had held many offices of
trust, in the state, and several times was
a member of the state senate.
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-26

st. Louis Republican On the first of
January an order of the internal reve-
nue. bureau will 60 into effect, requiring
that all bitters and medicines containing
alcohol, be subjected at the mandatory
to the rectiier's license, and that retailers
procure license before they be allowed
TO sell such articles. Our Washington
special states that the object Of this order
is ito check the rapidly growing sale of
whiskey, which, by the use of small
amount of chemicals, is escaping the
ninety cent tax and license Legiti
mate medicines and btters, containg al
cohol only as preservative, or to aid in
the administering Of drugs or chemicals,
will be relieved, by the revenue office,
from the effects OF the order referred to.
The Van Buren press., 1878-11-26
State Teachers Association.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Nov. IA, Is

LITTLE ROCK, ARK, NOV. Ia, 1878.
To the Teachers OF Arkansas:
The State Teachers Association will
meet in Little Rock, December 29th
Both and 3lst. This will be very i'm
portant meeting of the Association. Ev
cry teacher who can do so should attend
The teachers of the State should exert
some influence in shaping the legislation
relating to education, and the Associa
ton, at its approaching meeting, will, nc
doubt, appoint committee to confer
with the legislative committee on educa
ton. Many immature propositions will
be brought forward by persons who have
given but little reflection to the subject,
and these propositions will be pressed
upon the attention of the Legislature
The teachers of the State will be recre
ant to their duty and interest, if they dc
not meet, discuss, and make recommend
atoms to the Legislature.
Tho teachers of the State are hereby
invited and urged to meet in Little Rocl,
at the time above mentioned. A daily
programme will be arranged and pub
lished. Teachers and other friends OF
education will be invited to take des
ignated part in the discussion.
y IDA JOE Brooks, Pres't.
r. II. PARHAM, JR., Sec'y.