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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-06

Elixir of Honey is the best household
remedy for Coughs. Colds, and Diseases of
the Throat sver brought before the pub
lie. For children it is the best remedy in
the world. For sale by druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-06

DR.. Bells Fit euro cures Fits, Spasms,
Convulsions, and all Nervous diseases. For
sale by druggists and by Specific Medi-
cine Company, South 7th street, St. Louis,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-06
How It Xorksd.

The official returns of the recent elec.
ton in this State. as footed up 10 the office
Of the Secretary of State, at Springfield,
give the following and final figures as to
the aggregate vote:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-06

This country imported last year $22,-
000, 900 worth of silk and articles made
from IT,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-06
TWELVE GOOD REASONS
WHY THE
WQmaRs Suffrage Stove Polish
Is PREFERRED TO ALL OTHERS,

First-It is the LARGEST package Of Stove Polish
In the world.
Second-It is the ERATEsT
Third-It is composed entirely OF PURE EAST IN
ola PLUMBAGo.
Fourth-It WILL cover more surface, and is con-
sequently CHEAPER than any other kind
Fifth-It is NOT ADULTERATED with cheap Amer
can or German lead, or other worthless substance
to give it weight
Sixth-It is FREE from OBJECTIONABLE srLvERY
LUsTRE such is easily furnished by greese or dirt
Seventh--It produces the MOST ENDURING JET
BLACK of any polish ever offered to the public
Eighth 1t makes NO DUST and requires LESS
LABOR in polishing.
Ninth-It will polish any stove, HOT OR COLD as
soon applied, and requires no mixing with var
nish or naptha, nor does any such deleteI1ous in
gredient enter into its composition.
Tenth-It DOES NOT BURN upon the stove and is
free from all Objectionable smell.
Eleventh-It WILL POLISH sHRErIRoN and pre-
serve it from rust
Twelfth-It Is the HANDsoMEsT POLISH In the
world.
Hence, every Woman wants it.
MANUFACTURED ONLY By THE
Phoenix Manufactu'g Co.,
TAUNTON.........-.... MASS,
FOR THE PROPRIETOR.
- For sale By all Druggists and ,Grocen.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-06
THE ONLY AGENCY DOING EXCLUSIVELY INSURANCE
ALL LOSSES PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. POLL
oIEs ISSUED IN THE FOLLOWING OLD
AND TRIED COMPANIES.


FIRE.
Old New p ork.Undezw Agency....$ S,5Oo,00O
Old Continental ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
Old Phoenix Observation-Disclosures. 2,792, 900
Old Howard, organized 1926. go. ....... 100000
German American. Observation-Disclosures. 225O,O0O
Liverpool & London & Globe ........... 10000, 600
Royal, of London Observation-Disclosures. 49,. 10000, 900
Imperial of London. ................ -. 900
Northern of Loudon 27,OOO,OOO
Girard, of Philadelphia. E. ........ 100000
st. Paul Fire and Msrnb.. ............. 1000, 600
Traders Of Chicago Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Atlantic, of Brooklyn ...... -.......... 457, 600
Amazon, of Cincinnati, Ohio. ......... 9s5, 600
Rhode Island Association 5000. $50. 100000
Western, of Toronto announcement. 100000
Fairfield, OF Connecticut. ............. 05,315
Commonwealth, of Boston. .............. 49,, S34
Revere, of Boston. ............ 26S, 375
ACCIDENT.
Travellers Accident of Hartford. ..... 100000
LIFE.
washington Lie. ...-ss'',.. 5,5OOOOO
Total Assets. Observation-Disclosures. $119, 1888 524
OFFICE, BENGsToN's BLOCK,
ROCK ISLAND, ILLH
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-06

Defeating the Republicans by majority Of. 81 SIS
The republicans could well afford to hire
Brick PomerOy and few other politicians,
who can always be bought, to organize
third party aud keep it in the field to d.
vide the opposition vote.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-06
spinner. tBreakfsst supper.
ADVANTAGES Of the n. P. & W. Route

-ew-Itis the ONLY RouTE RUNNING THEoGGh
DAY COACHES and Reclining Chair Cars from oT y,
lington and Keokuk TO lafayette, Logan port
WAYNE Toledo and Indianapolis WITHOUT cHAN' ~
1t is the only Route Running Palace CosCnes
Toledo WITHOUT CHANGE. The New York SpeT 90
has Through Day Coaches from Burlington 70 LIE a
fayette WITHOUT CHANGE. The Cincinnati E TaIPsn-
anoIis and through Coach from Peoria to I0e oss
WITHOUT CHANGE The Chicago Special f EhptIo
has Palace Sleeping Car from Peoria to InI tfis
WITHOUT CHANGE. Purchase your tlcKets , We CARS,
Fast and Popular Route, securing THROUGH IAI on
SURE CONNECTIONS and AVOIDING ONE cHAh 1rvy I'd
cans no ALL gIsTBRN CITIES. BAssAGE chE"nNO
THROUGH.
81. L. HOPKINS, Gen'1 Manager, Peoria
A.C.TOWNSEND, Gen. Pass. q 1ATAE''
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-06

MEssRs. j. II. ZEILIN & Co.,
GENTLEMEN:-We, the undersigned, Engineers
on the Georgia Central Railroad, ia grateful obli-
CATION for the benefits received from the use OF
SIMMONS LIVER Res ULAToR during the YELLOW
FEVER EPIDEMIC in Savannah, Georgia, in the
summer and fall of 1876 desire to make the follow
ing statement: That during the aforesaid Epldem-
ic, we used the medicine known Simmons Liver
Regulator, prepared by j. II. Zeilin & Co., and
though exposed to the worst miasmatic Influences
of the Yellow Fever by going in and coming out of
Savannah at different hours of the night, and also
in spending entire nights in the city during the
prevalence of his most FATAL Epidemic, with but
The single exception OF one of us, who was taken
sick, but speedily recovered. we continued in our
usual good health, circumstance we can account
LOT In no other way but by the effect, under Provi-
dence, of the habitual and continued use of Sim
this Yellow FeAer malaria
Respectfully yours,
Q b PATTERSON, JAS I MALLETTE.
JOHN COLLINS, MKLroN CooPHa
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-06

CAUTION.
The Genuine Simmons Liver Regulator or Medi-
cine is wrapped In q clean, neat WIRE WRAP
PER with the red symbolic letter stamped upon /,
IN the form OF ribbon gracefully curved into the
letter embracing the emblems of our trade Snat
ula. Mortar and Graduate with the words a a
SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR or MEIlICYIN 3
theieon, also observe the elgnature Of II ZEIlIN
d CO, in red ink ON the side
az Run no risk by being induced to take sinh
stitutes. Take no other but the original ond pen
uin9 So
Manufactured only by
j. II. ZEILIN & CO.
| MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS,
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
E Price. 81. Sold By all Druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-06
WEsTERN uNIoN RAILRoAp.
RocY ISLAND b pEoalA RAILWAY.

RocK ISLAND PEoklA RAILWAY.
SHORTEST ROUTE TO 8HR EAST AND SOUTH.
LRAvE ARRIVE.
Throh F'ht 90 o. m. Galva Ac 1855 o, m.
Mail & Elk. l.55 o. m. Mail b Ex. 100 p. m.
Galva Ac. sos p. m. Thro'h F'ht 4:45 p. m.
The !: 80 p m train makes close connection at
Galva with C & @ for points west; arriving at
Gaesburg at 500 p m; at Burlington 7:15 m; at
Keokuk 9:25 p m; and at Quincy $40 p m; also
making close connection at Peora with Il W
and T P & W roads for all points east and south.
RocK ISLAND b MERCER CO., 3. 3.
Leave Rock Island at 100 m. II 80 m, and &c
pm. Arriving at Gable at II 10 m, 1:5U p m,
and sos p m.
leave Cable at $50 m, 1918 m. and 3:15 N,
Arriving at Rock Island at Sis a. m, 1880 p. m.
and 20 p m.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-06

S. 0 DUNBAR.-Dear Sir: have been Come
time in the habit OF prescribing the Fluid Msgpe.
sia prepared by you and prefer it TO the English
preparation on account of its cheapness and lis
superior laxative qualities.
Respectfully yours, &c. N. s. PERRY, NJ. D,
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-03-02
r q Is G A TIVE PIL,s
EVERY BOX WARRANrrn

EVERY BOX WARRANTED
Most Complete Satisfaction Guaranteed
or No Pay,
Fall directions around each L..
Physicians supplied by mail, nost w w
for s. 50 per Thousand. in bulk c.s ps !;
advance. We will send these PilI b. = =
any reliable druggist OF merchant fl f. ~. u
On commission. Agents waited svs ss4
where. ~'''''
!. S. JOHNSON & Co
D\NGOR' NAIVE, Proportions.
jaime 2}-iy.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-03-02
Rotation of CrOOs.

The next crop after corn may be
potatoes, barley Or oats, and in the
fall put in winter wheat and seed
down to timothy and SOW the clover
seed 10 the Spring, in March, while
the surface of the soil freezes ut night
and thaws by day, which opens the
soil and lets the clover seed into the
numerous little cracks. Another way
is to SOW the clover seed in April and
run a tine-toothed harrow over the
land both ways. If the soil is light
the narrowing will benefit the wheat,
eradicate the weeds and cover the
clover seed. Bat this relation re-
Quires an application of manure to
each crop in order to produce good,
paying crops, as a general rule. -.,-
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-03-02
Colonel Ingersoll on Child.Whipping.

The children of poverty! Ny heart
bleeds when think of them: the chill
dren simply covered by rag; the chill.
dren OF famine and of starvation; the
children of drunkenness and the children
OF crime, hotsam and jetsam upon the
wild, rude sea of life /; the children in
alleys the children that crouch in cor
ners when they hear the uns eady step
of drunken brute Of father the chill
dren. little babies with drinking moth
ers; the children, too, of the rich, that
have no 'iberty-these little children
that are crushed, that are trampled up-
on, that are frightened 1 pity them all
from the bottom of my heart
What right have yru to tyranize over
child = l have very little respect for
man that cannot govern child without
brute force. Think of whipping chill
dren! WIN, they say that children tell
lies. Yes, cowardice is the mother of
lies-tyranny is tho father of lies. Sun
pose man who is as much larger than
you as you are larger than five-year-
old child, should come at you with role
in bis hand, "Who broke that plate ,"-
Yon would tremble, your knees would
knock together, and you would swear
You never saw the plate, or that it was
cracked when you got it.
Think of member of the Board of Ex-
change whipping one of bis children for
preyaricating! Think of a lawyer beat
ing his own flesh and blood because he
evaded the truth Think of a dealer in
stocks pnnishjDg his child for setting
sfioat false reports! What an inconsist-
ency! Think Of it |! If you should here
after whip your child wish You could
have a photograph taken when doing so.
with brows corrugated with anger, Your
cheeks red with wrath, and the little one
shrinking, trembling, crouching and beg
ging!
If this child should. happen to die,
wouldn't it be sweet in autumn when the
maple leaves are turning to gold. and
when the scarlet vines run like sad re-
greet out of the earth-wouldn' it be de-
lightfnl to 60 and sit on the mound that
covered the flesh yon had beaten, and
look at the photograph of yourself in the
act OF whipping the childi
Now, think of it; think of it ; and if all
l say tonight will save one blow from the
tender. flesh Of infancy, am more than
paid
lhave known men to drive their own
children from their doors, and then get
down on their knees and ask God to
watch over them. l will never ask God
to Go favor for child of mine while |
can do 1t, never. Another thing, there is |
nothing IN this world like being honest !
with these children. Do not pretend you
are perfection; you are not; and if one of
Them happens to tell story, do not let on
as II the whole world was going to burst.
Tell them honestly you have told thous-
snds of them.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-03-02
NEWS SUMMARY.
The War in Europe.

Prince Bismarck, answering the
Interpolation in the German Par
lament, said he conld see nothing in
the peace preliminaries that was |keI!
to .produce war between Russia on
one side and England or Austria on
the other. Germany, he said, re
pudiated the role Of European albiItr,
but would advocate an early assemb
ling Of the Congress.
A dispatch from Pesth it is reported
that 5000 men are being secreatlI
modified, and that two camps will
be found on the Galeon frontier.
News from Pesth il generally Of q
sensational character.
A dispatch from Vienna says it is
announced from Constantiuople that
the Porte has instructed Sarvet Pasha
to hasten the peace negotiations and,
if possible, conclude them before the
end of February.
1t is reported that Governor Tche-
kashy is rapidly recognizing Bn|ga-
ria.
A provincial legislature will shortly
assemble, which will elect a prince to
govern the province. This news will
relieve Austria of the necessity of
mobilizing her army. Austria now
implicitly coDfdes in Prince Bismarck
and Is convinced that the Congress
will arrive at solution in favor of
her interests.
Austria suggested Baden Baden as
the .place, for the, meeting of the Con-
gress, so that Prince Bismarck might
preside.
The correspondent authoritatively
denies that Barop Won Hoffman is
going to London.
Special dispatches from Gibraltar
state that the Channel Squadron has
arrived there.
Lord Napier, of Magnata, will start
for England tomorrow.
Prince Aurspey Prime Minister Of
Austria, in answering the interpella-
ton, declared that Austria will never
consent to any modification Of the
limits Of her powers in the East,
which might damage her interests.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-03-02
Removal Of the Capital.
[Teche Courier

Our law makers would doubtless
prefer the great metropolis with all
it's varied attractions, and will only
yield their preferences IN difference
to public opinion. Seats of govern
ment should never be in the heart of
great cities for the tremendous pres
sure brought to bear upon law ma
kers through the influence of money
ed corporations, is often irresista bic,
and the interest Of the country is left
in allegiance to the demands Of capital
which naturally centres in great
marts Of traffic. ~ q. .-
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-03-02
1t must be DESTROYED.
(hOrehOuse Clarion. I

The amendments will, in a measure,
give the people some relief, but we still
adhere to the position taken by US in the
past IN favor of convention, and al
though the question is settled for the
time-being, we hope those of our exchan-
ges who are the same way of thinking as
ourselves, will renew the fight for new
constitution at the meeting of tho next
General Assembly, a majority of the mem
oers Of which will be elected this coming
fall, Wewant that aceursed thing, the
present constitution swept out of exist
ence. We don't believe in patching mp
the old rotten concern. It smacks too
much Of Warmoth, Kellogg g. Co.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-03-02
Another ''COnseryatiye' Agreement,
9 Evening Delta.

Jas.sL ,Belden, whilst acting as
Treasurer Of the Terrebonne Parish
School Board, received 1882 le
school funds. He was indicted by
the grand jury for embezzlement. The
matter was compromised and liquid
ated By Belden giving a mortgage on
property in Houma for So, 100 %, re-
presenting notes due in 1874. All
that has been realized is SOL IS in
currency and FIVE vacants lots of
ground worth $l25.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-03-02

The name Of a New Hampshire
school teacher is May Cough. 1t is
much more common to hear school
teachers addressed a. MAY | Gwout?"
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-03-02
Grand EC0re
WAREHOUSE,

VIM. FRENCH, Proprietor.
HAVING purchashed tho business of
III Chambers Il Barbee at this point
and secured their services, am prepar-
ed to store and forward promptly, all
freights and cotton consigned to my care.
Rates of storage in future will be as
follows:
Fifteen Cents per barrel for freights.
Thirty-Gve Cents per bale for Cotton.
VIM. FRENCH.
March 24-tf.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-03-02
How to Bleed q Horse.

Bleeding is generally done in the
angular vein with a broad bladed Ian
Get and when the vein is sufficiently
pressed and secured, so as to cause it
to swell, then the point of the lancet
is sent in with the left hand, and cut
ting upward, makes all the opening
necessary. When sufficient blood is
taken the cut ought to be squeezed
together and fastened with a pin. BY
pressing the vein below the wound
the blood will shoot out IN a stream
and fall clear into the bucket ready
to receive it.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-12-05
Hon. John G. Sheppard.

This gifted and talented son of South
Carolina has again been called to pre-
side over the deliberations Of the Cen
eral Assembly Of our State without op
position. COL Sheppard is gentleman
ofrare culture, and is a fine parliaucnta'
rian. He stood at his post in the dark
days of 1876, and was true sentine
upon the watch tower. His fine ability
and commanding appearance, with al
of those other high qualities which hi
possesses, eminently 6t him for this OF
any other position to which he may b'
called. We congratulate the Colone
upon this renewed manifestation of con
fdence and honor.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-12-05
Much Ado About Nothing.

Just at this time the New York
dailies are teeming with sensational ar
,icles in regard to the stolen body ofthe
late A. 7. Stewart. 1t is natural for
kindred and friends 10 care for the re-
mains of those that were once dear to
them, but for the life of US we cannot
see the use of so much ado about so lit
tie Il is true that Mr.. Stewart was a
great man in a financial point that his
ships dotted every ocean, and his checks
were honored at every moneyed insttu-
ton uroa the globe is fact. Bnt this
was Mr.. Stewart alive, not Mr.. Stewart
deal and his dead body to-day if, it is
net sea-. cred to the four winds of the
earth. is no more than that Of the men.
d;can. who stood at the street cor.
ne- and begged for a penny. II
is but tenement of clay, and its
immortal inhabi,aut has long since been
required to account for its doings upon
this earth. 1t would be a relief to hear
no more of it. 1t matters nothing now;
it is all dust, nothing more. Requiescat
in pacc. In making this comment,
however, We will not fail to observe that
this occurrence is an argument in favor
Of cremation, which is now being agita.
ted by large and influential party in
this country.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-12-05
An Error.

Tn the issue of last weeks JOURNAL
we inadvertently attacked the manage
ment of the "Wateree Free Bridge,
and made remarks which now we are
satisfied were too harsh. We under
stand, VIC think, our duty, and we would
be false to that duty, did we not plainly,
fearlessly and candidly state our ideas
upon all matters belonging TO, or in
anywise connected with things of pub
lie interest. This We try to do, if We
fail, and it is human to err aud 10 fail,
We can truthfully say that such error
and such failure comes either from Too
much zeal, or because the lights that
are before us do not reflect the truth. To
correct all mistakes is equally our duty,
and we know of no greater pleasure to a
true man than that of acknowledging
his errors and making the proper
amends when he is convinced. Com
plants frequent and numerous have
come to our ears in regard to this
bridge, and always coupled with criti-
zisms of a harsh nature. At that time
we were even ignorant ofthe fact that
Especial Commission" existed, and as
by coutagion we caught up the COM
plaint aud wrote the little article which
we now freely confess IVES an act Of iu-
justice.
We therefore hasten to correct the
same, aad it gives US pleasure to do So.
In the first place we arc assured author
iia,ively that every dollar that has been
received from the county treasurer hiss
been applied to its legitimate purposes,
and if We had known that such gentle
mea as Col. VIM NJ. Shannon, Mr.. NJ.
Baum and Mr.. Clarke had been its
guardians. never would one single crit
icism have come from US. The payments
have all been properly made and
vouched for. and the receipts of the
Bridge Treasurer open to the inspec>
ton of the world. Besides this the
Grand Jury have time aud again gone
iuto an investigation of this matter, as Ia
part of their duty, and never yet has one
single wrong been discovered. This is
surely enough, but to make assurance
doubly sure, the Treasurer gave a bond,
which to-day, as far as human foresight
can go, is as good as it can be. We very
cheerfully make these statements, as
facts and would further state that not
only are the books ofthe Treasurer open
to inspection, but be courts it. Whatever
NAV have been the differences of opin>
ion in regard to the building of this
structure, We must confess our satisfac-
tion at its management.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-12-05
The Legislature.

It. has gone right down to work. We
extend our congratulations, and ask you
to eat your Christmas dinner at home
and not meet any more until November
1879. 1t was the old custom, and is
land mark we'll worthy to be guided BY
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-12-05

THERE was report that King Al
fonso, of Spain, had determined to ask
the hand of Princess Christine, sister OF
Queen Mercedes, lis former wife, in
marriage, but later attouuts edn!raHlcs
the ststhmepts
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-12-05

Striving always advance the interests and improve the condition
OF their people conceivable way and recognizing the fact that
the campaign opening marks crisis the Carolina
the Propetors Of THE JOURNAL will spare effort make ns
pnsable to the reading public of this section of the State
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-12-05

The JOURNAL being CT the oldest papers the State hy
established reputation for reliability and fidelity the interests Of
people, needs introduction the public It the wsh however
the extend the sphere of its usefulness by put.
ting into the hands every reading Kershaw County,
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-12-05
TO ADVERTISERS.

As medium for reaching the people, THE JOURNAL unsurpassed
in the Having large and constantly increasing circulation
the counties of Kersw Sumter Darlington Chesterfield Lancaster
Fairfield and Rchand prepared offer EXTRA INDUCEMENTS
to advertisers
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04


"The stolen body" still continues II
chief tonic of interest to the New York
and industrious reporters
find columns TO write about il, although
il is solemn tact that not one item of
information has vet been conveyed TO
the public about "ihc stolen body be-
yond that reported on the morning af'
Ter The theft. We shonld think that TO
the general public OF New York these
columns OF daily words signiiying
nothing would by this time have be-
como excessively iatirning and unin
terrsting but il seems To be otherwise,
else il may be assumed that they would
.u.edily come TO an end. We out~id
ers. to whom Mr. Stewards body's
mte has comparatively mild interest,
and who ARE vet induced by habit To
sran The columns Of the New York
;umrnnls. ia view of the fact that we are
apparently "in" for an all winter bonn
bardment of Stewart body literature,
are fam TO search in it Tor something
ot interest TO relieve our annoyance at
ia uromincncc. Aud we will not look
in vain. for at its threshold we fnd
ourselves invited into an entertaining
inouirv into the characteristics of the
New York reporter and the Now York
nolice oflioer. TO the end that we may
determine how thin tLc reporter can
dilute A subject aud how seldom the
officer can catch thief. The result
of our stndy of this case will confirm
an impression warranted by our previ-
Gus experience. that there ia no crea
ture In the world can beat the New
York journalist IN making n great ado
about nothing. aud that no policeman
can rct ahead of hi- New York broth