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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01
Improved Times.
boston POst.1

With nearly two hundred millions of coin
in the treasury it will be perfectly easy TO
bring legal tenders to an equality with gold.
We may surely count on improved times
after this, and not have TO wait for the day
of actual resumption either. With an en-
larged market for our domestic productions
the situation would be almost without
drawback. A sound currency is of course
of trade, but an open and free market is the
sure stimulus and promoter of the interests
of skilled industry. We shall hope that a
reformed tariff will go hand in hand with
resr1pn rtion Ha HE
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01
The Dividends of the Bonanza Kings
Virginia City new Enterprise.l

INIISIIIIs6 Guy N-NeN-I E1IIIeIpIISe-I
The Consolidated Virginia mining COM
pany yesterday declared its usual monthly
dividend mo. Az of 81 per share, aggregat-
ing 81, 0S0, 900, payable on the 18th inst. This
brings the grand total of dividends paid by
this company since May, 1874, up to $780,
1000. The California mining company
also declared yesterday the usual monthly
dividend (No. pa of 81 per share, aggregating
S1,0S0000, payable on Monday, the 18th
inst, making the grand total of dividends
paid since May, 1876 "a months), SIS, 920,-
000 Up to date the Consolidated Virginia
has paid in dividends $74 per share, and the
California $4S per share, and the grand total
of dividends paid by both companies is $685.
$50 OOO
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01

property was appraised at 81, $50. OOO and the
lawyers and guardians have eaten the estate
up, so that now 1t hardly yields enough to
pay the heirs boarding school bill. In fees
alone twelve lawyers have absorbed $500, 900
in seven years. The rest of the property has
been dissipated by unwise ventures and col
fusion with persons who brought suit against
the estate.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01

New York Herald. !

With the confidence in the future of our
currency which is sending down the prem
ium on gold, until yesterday it stood no
higher than quarter of one per cent. above
greenbacks, being the lowest quotation in IL
years, is coming the unlocking OF capital,
which has been lying useless In bank vaults
The people are astir. New enterprises are on
foot. Real estate, so long depressed, is again
looking up, and on every side we hear the
words of well founded hope.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01

Beecher preached some months ago. In
relation to Gilman crime, Beecher exhorted
those having any burden of sin to confess all
and be saved, urging that non-confession
would bring elimination" Mrs. Tiiton lis
tened was convinced and confessed.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01

[Clarinda Democrat. ]

Iowa is radical to toe core, and there is
no state in all the 80 that has had as many
county and state steals and no one punished;
and now the big steal of the Fort Madison
penitentiary is being probed, but in all
probability it vii be smothered over, and the
$100,0 that has been stolen from the peo-
ple-or a great portion of twill be put
into campaign fund, and then all will be
happy who belong to the radical ring of
Iowa.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01
Political Influence.

Council BlufS GLOBE.
A bull fight IN Texas. $4,000 majority for
Tilden) Rep. Organ
One hundred and fifty thousand dollars
stolen in iowa. 10000 majority for Hayes
Three million dollars stolen in Pennsyl-
vania. $4,000 majority for Grant in 1872. }.
One hundred and sixteen million dollars
stolen by federal Office holders under Grant.
Hayes declared elected president in 1876
All the whisky thieves in the United States
pardoned out of Jail. AND the republican
party is still in power
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01

Colonel Robert Ingersoll has been lecturing
in Binghampton, New York, and the ladies
of the Woman's Classical and Bible college
have presented him with copy of their just
finished text book on Moral Philosophy,
thanking him for the greatly increased
strength their religious views and convic-
tons received from his recent infidel lecture
in Blnghampton.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01

A little granddaughter of Prince Bismarck
was sitting on the princes knee the other
day, when he suddenly cried out: 'Oh,
uncle, / hope l shall be a great man like you
when / grow upn' why, my child?" asked
his uncle. Because you so great, and
every one fears you" Wouldn't you
rather every one loved your The child
thought a little, and then replied: mo,
uncle; for when people love you they cheat
you, but when they tear you they let you
cheat them ~
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01

They were passing by a house even with
the street. when she was heard to plead:
Don't take off your fiannels yet, darling, il
is too early. Don't do it." What he said
was not heard, but, as Tar as could be OBJ
served in the gloom, he did not do it,
Danbury News.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01

A Florida negro mistook a mule for
ghost and poked it with a stick. The ver-
dict recited that he came to his death by
using too short stick in probing the I'M
movable for evidence ofa future existence.
Worcester Press
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01

Mr.. Edison, the inventor. of the phono-
graph, parts his hair at the top of his collar,
and combs it straight up IN the air. When
he walks out he hangs his bat upon it.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01

Mrs. General Gaines being asked how she
retained her youthful feelings to the age of
over eighty years, replied, Soap and water
and a clear conscience
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01

A RELATIVE of Tiltons says that Mrs. Til
ton would have never made her last confess
sion but for sermon on conscience that
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01

1t is expected that the government will
gain nearly ten millions of dollars by the
destruction Of fractional currency.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01
worth remembering.

cleveland Plain Dealer.l
AS greenbacks are not taxable they will
soon be at premium over gold.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-01

A young fellow up in Randolph county
showed his contempt for his father, who left
him one dollar and the remainder of his
handsome fortune to his wife and other
children, by standing on the verge of the
old gentieman's grave and lighting a cigar
with dollar bill. Thus his inheritance
went to ashes.
The water works company will probably
lay their mains through the principal streets
of Jacksonville to supply the inhabitants
with a good supply of water for fire and
other purposes. 1t is the opinion of Judge
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-01
The Mathews Silver Resolution

The full text of Stanley Mathews reso-
luton for the payment of Government
bonds in 4l21 -grains silver dollars, which
has passed both houses of Congress by
large majorities, is as follows:
WHEREAS. By an act entitled IAN
act to improve the public credit" and ap-
proved March Is, 1869, it was provided
and declared that the faith of the United
States was thereby solemnly pledged to
pay in coin or its equivalent, all interest
bearing obligations OF the United States,
except in cases where the law authorizing
the issue of such obligations had expressly
provided that the same might be paid in
lawful money, or other currency than gold
and silver: and,
WHEREAS, All bonds of the United
states authorized to be issued by the act
entitled AN act to authorize the refunding
of the national debt" approved July IA
| 1870, by the terms of said act were declar-
| ed to be redeemable in coin of the then
present standard value, bearing interest
payable semi annually 10 such coin: and
WHEREAS, All bonds of the United
States authorized to be issued under the
act entitled IAN act to provide for the re-
sumption Ofspecie payment" approved Jan
uary l4,l875. are required to be descriptive
of the bonds of the United States described
in said act Of Congress, approved July IA
1870 entitled IAN act to authorize the
refundiDg of the national debit" and,
WHEREAS. At the date of the passage
OF said act of Congress last aforesaid, tc
wit, the l4th day of July, 1870 the coin Of
the United States of the STANDARD value oil
| that date included the silver dollar of the
weight of 4l23 grains each, as declared BY
an act approved July Is, 1887, entitled
AN act supplementary to an act entitled
| An act establishing mint and regulating
coins of3the United States, to be legal
tender Of payment, according to theil
nominal value, for any sums whatever
therefore, be it
Resoyved, BY the Senate (the House Of
Representatives coDcurring therein), that
all bonds of the United States issued OF
authorized to be issued under said acts Of
Congress bereinbefOre recited, are payable
principal and interest. at the option of the
| Government of the United States, in silver
dollars OF the coinage of the United States
containing 4l23 grains each OF standard
silver coins as legal tender in payment o.
said bounds, principal and interest, is not
in violation of public faith, nor in deroga-
ton of the rights of the public creditor.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-01
The DardanelIes,

This strait, anciently known as the Hell
lespont, has taken Its present name from
the four forts built at its entrance in the
seventeenth century--two by Mahomet Ii,
and two by Mahomet ". These were
constructed to prevent the approach of
war ships to Constantinople. Put in good
condition and armed with the artillery of
these days, they would trouble the pass
age of any fleet, though they have been
repeatedly passed, and might therefore
make the pretence of the Porte to close the
strait rather more than diplomatic curl
oslty. This pretence has been formally
recognized by treaties in lS09.in 1S4l, in
1856 and in 1871. In 1871 the Conference
of London. called in consequence of Russia $
reputation, in 1870, Of certain clauses Of
this restriction as declared in the Treaty Of
Paris. but conceded the Sultan's authority
TO permit the passage Of the ships of
friendly Powers In time Of peace. This
concession of the Sultan's AUTHORITY in
has own dominions indicates that the clos
ure of the Dardanelles had in course of
time become of geater interest to another
Power than to Turkey, and it was the con-
sent of that Observation-Disclosures was
thus given to the Padishah. In the circu-
| lar OF 1868. IN regard to the passage
of the Wabash, the Sultan
claimed to exercise this restriction
as territorial right. 1t was in that sense
that the Treaty of Paris affirmed the right,
as an ancient one; but that treaty even
deprived the Sultan of the right of consent
in regard to it, There are, therefore, some
rational and legal entanglements that are
rather queer. The Dardanelles are within
the Sultan's territory; but they are closed,
not Gy his will, but by the will of remote
naval Power. and yet that Power does not
exercise authority there as it might by
mere force on the high seas, but constitutes
the sovereign Sultan the executive of its
will; and though it is not ready to fight for
the maintenance of this right it calls out on
Europe to maintain it and not to lei
victorious Russia encroach therein
because this would be violation Of the
privileges of that poor old Sultan.-N Y.
| Herald
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-01
Happy Wedding Party.

There was very pleasant wedding party
at the residence of MIR. w. j, Browne,
superintendent of Buford's pow works,
last evening. Early in the evening a
wedding ceremony, uniting Mr.. Browne
and Miss Isabella V. Wilton, was per-
formed by the Rev. Father Mackin in the
Catholic church. Immediately after the
ceremony the parties retired to the resi-
dence OF the brides father to meet their
many friends. But while this was trans.
piring their friends had quietly taken pos
session of Mr. Brownies residence, where
they prepared banquet, deposited
numerous presents, among which were an
elegant and costly set OF furniture and a
very appropriate emblem of marital conf
dence, with proper scriptural and domestic
notices inscribed upon its sides. This
was placed in the middle Of the room
where it would be most likely to attract
the attention and possibly induce serious
reflections of the groom, When every
thing was in readiness committee waited
upon the newly welded couple and re-
quested their attendance. 1t was happy
surprise to the bride, and for several hours
the company had jolly time. The banquet
was heartily enjoyed and many toast was
drank to the beautiful young bride. The
ladies present furnished some very fine
singing and music on the piano. Among
the players who showed rare talent and
careful training in instrumental music were
Miss Mary Hass and Miss Lula Carlton,
who with Miss Maggie Whitton, sister Of
the bride, Miss Maggie Aiken and Mrs
Nette Larkin, made the party as merry
as marriage bells. At ia seasonable houl
the company paid their respects to tn,
bride and groom and departed. w. J..
HE ARGUS adds its congratulations in til,
language of Joe Jefferson Heres to your
sell and family, may you live long ant
prosper"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-01
German Syrup"

No other medicine in the world was ever
given such a test'of its curative qualities
as Boschee's German Syrup. In three
years two million four hundred thousand
small bottles of this medicine were dis
tributed free of charge by druggists in this
country tothose afflicted with CONSUMPTION.
asthma. Group, severe coughs, pneumonia
and other diseases of the throat and lungs,
giving the American undeniable proof that
German Syrup will cure them. The re-
suit has been that druggists in every towr
and village in the United States are re.
commencing them to their customers. Gt
to your druggist, and ask what they know
about it. Sample bottles 10 cents
Regular size IS cents. Three doses vii
relieve any case.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-01
Question of Ownership.

A question of ownership has been raised
a portion of the point of land at
the abutment Of Johnston's wing dam at
Milan. As the question has an important
bearing upon the project of rebuilding the
wing dam, so as to preYent.the overlooking
of the south channel of Rock River, below
Milan, we publish the opinion OF the De
partment at Washington, which has just
been received by Mr.. Holmes Hakes, who
claims to be the owner of the island
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 20, 1878
HOLMES HAKEs, Esq, Rock Island, Ill.
SIR Your letter of 22d ultimo, Directing
to survey and disposal of an alleged island
in Rock River in Sec. % T. II n. r. 2 W.
upon petition of John Dickson, Esq, has
been received.
The survey has been made and the re-
turns of the same plainly indicate that the
area embraced IN the same is part of the
island surveyed in 1886. described by you
and shown on the plat of the original sur
veys-a part of the area having formed as
an aCcretion to the said island since the
survey Of 1886.
As the facts seem to fully warrant the
rejection of the survey, it has been done
and the parties in interest have been noti-
fed accordingly.
Very Respectfully,
j. A. WILLIAMSON, Commissioner
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-01
NorEsMERE AND THERE.

Only two prisoners in the county jail.
Quite number of sleighs out to-day.
Its Justice Cookies month for police
business.
Fuel for the water works costs 1887
per day.
The fish and game laws of Iowa are to
be revised.
The Pulsifer estate. Peoria, will pay
only 10 per cent.
Snow, rain and sleet by turns at Cairo
for the past two days.
Rock Island County manufactured
1865, 900 cigars during 1877.
.-Kellerstrass & Vogele will pack 600
hogs for their own use this season.
Who ever saw rich girl with red
hair? Ii is always golden or auburn.
The Peoria Furniture Company have
made an assignment, Liabilities $2,724.-
"a.
Trinity church advertises perform
ance by its choir for next Saturday even
ing.
The Deputy Collector of Internal Rev
enue for this district collected $2,780,S5
during the month of January.
Twenty seven arrests by the city police
during the month of January. Of these IL
were state cases and IA city cases. TIE
Jail bill for the month was only $3.50.
-Doty, of the Peoria Democrat, wears
the red ribbon. That paper says he is also
a literary man." If this be true we
cannot see how he ever became connected
with the Democrat.
The project of new paper at Milan
has every appearance of success. We arr
informed that Mr.. Gilmore has secured
nearly 200 subscribers without going out
side of Black Hawk Township.
Every Illinois member of the House
voted for the Silver Resolution, even Bill
Morrison and Tom Boyd, except Eden
who was absent. They have heard some
thing that sounded pretty loud, and i
was the Voice of the People.
The collector of Drury township is a
last heard from aud his name is John Il
Wray. After filing his bond and having
it approved he has resigned. The tow
board will meet in few days and appoin
his successor, This is the last township
to hear from.
The Clement Brothers and Forreste
who gave such a popular concert here
little over year ago for the Athletic Club
will appear again at Darts Hall on mex
Tuesday evening. with an entirely nev
programme. 1t is immense.
The Henry Co. Circuit Court will com
mence the February term on Monday tn
18th, with Judge Peasants on the bench
The docket contains 5S common law CT
SEES, 70 chancery, q crimnal-l52, whic
with about 100 new cases to be added, wi
make 252 in all.
The people of Moline who believe i
Temperance are perfecting their arrange
ments to run temperance ticket tn
spring. 1t will probably be successful III
less it is made up Of extreme crusader
By far the larger number Of Moline poop
favor temperance but are not of the eX
treme crusade character,
The best reform in domestic life is will
doubt the introduction of DR.. Bulls Bal
lSyrup Where it is known no more laudal
um is given to the Babies 1t sells for
cents
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-01

We suppose many people think that
newspaper men are persistent duns: let
q farmer place himself in similar bust.
ness position and see if he would not dc
the same. Suppose he raised 1000 bush
els of wheat, and his neighbor should
come and buy bushel, and the price
was small matter, only So, and say, Il
will hand you the amount in few days.
As the farmer did not want to be small
about small matter, he says all right,
and he leaves with the wheat. Another
one comes in the same way, until the
whole 1000 bushels of wheat are trusted
out to one thousand different persons, and
not one of the purchasers concerns him
self about it, for it is only small amount
that he owed the farmer, and of course
that would not help him any. He does
not realize that the farmer has frittened
away all of his large crop OF wheat, and
that its value is die him in thousand
little driblets, and that be is seriously en-
barrassed in his business because his debt
ors treat it asa small matter. But If all
would pay them promptly. which they
could do as well as not, it would be large
amount to the farmer, and would enable
nm TO carry on his business without diff
Guilty. The above comparison is too true of
the difficulties that the newspaper man has
to contend with. -Stanedteles lN, ~ Free
Press.
That is the best illustration of the sub
Ject that have ever seen, and it is one that
every farmer Can appreciate. But it ISM
carried out as publishers often do it. Sup
pose that thing went on until he had I'M
satisfied claims ssfor portions of two, three,
-FOUR year crops, and he then found that
the majority of those who owed the largest
amounts had gone west, or were unable
TO pay at all, and that he couldn't collect
enough of the small ones in day to pay
Tor the expense Of going after them. That
wauld be fair parallel to the condition of
1alf the country newspapers to-day -
Cambridge Chronicle.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-01

pgFun ahead.
narThe cornlplanter works.turn out Is
planters per day.
n9Rey. J. Merrill, of the Congrega-
tiobal church, Davenport, will address the
Union meeting tonight.
ngHenry Anderson was arrested BY
Officer Mapes, on complaint OF j. ohm Burk-
man. charged with striking the latter. The
trial was before Magistrate lSwander this
morning. Fined SIS and costs; paid and
discharged.
R@According to the report made to
the board of health the number of cases re-
ported IN January was as follows:
Contagious diseases. ....... .......l3I
Deaths ................ '..-.'.'.. u
Births. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 70
This shows that great deal of sickness
prevails here. The measles is largely in5
cluded, however, in the list of contagious
diseases, which is now abatlng.
New Goods.
Gould & Co. are the first in the market
with a full line of spring goods all new
styles which will be made up in their usual
| fine styles and at prices that cant be beat
in three cities.
Runaway.
There was lively runaway this morning
near the Hallway House resulting in the
demolition of light wagon and the total
wreck of a sewing machine. The team
belonged to j. II, Miller, and became
frightened at the cars. probably. The
sewing machine was scattered all the way
from the Halfway House to the Brooks
crossing. The horse was not injured.
Loss supposed to be about SIS.
The Odd Fellows Banquet
The success which attends the entertain
ments given by Moline lodge, |. 0. o. f.
is proverbial, in fact they always excel in
all their undertakings. Encouraged with
the hearty response accorded their efforts
the lodge has concluded TO give banquet
and ball on Tuesday evening February 5
at Odd Fellows Hall, which promises tt
be the grandest event of the season
Biehps full band has been engaged which
insures excellent musie,while arrangement
have been made to make the banquet thu
perfection of epicurian taste. The dedica
ton ceremonies, programme of which wa:
published in The ARGUS last night, vii
be of unusually interesting nature and 10
, terspersed with music, both vocal and in
strumental After the banquet the ba
will take place at Timm's Hail. The indi
cations are that there will be larg
! attendance and that the affair will be
grand success. The committee having.th
matter in charge are all energetic workers
who will make it win if there is any wi
to it
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-01

Hardly to be credited, but it is never
theless true, that sick horse or bad
conditioned COW can be brought up in a
few days by the use of Simmons Liver
Regulator. The powders should be
mixed with the food, aud they will eat it
readily; and it is surprising to see what i'm
proyement Immediately takes place. 1t
opens the bowels, strengthening them, and
does all and even more than the best con
dition powders. A small quantity in the
food for chickens will cure cholera, and
keep the poultry healthy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-01

PRETTY LIPS should have pearly teeth
behind them. To make the teeth pearly,
and to keep them so, there is nothing like
Fragrant Sozodont 1t neutralizes every
element of impuuty that affects the sound
ness or whiteness of the shell which
sheathes the dental bone. Moreover, it
prevents gum-boil aud canker.
For the attraction of cohesion" see
Standings Cline.