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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-10
A Remarkable Result.

1t makes no Offence how many ply
sicians, or how much medicine you
have tried, it is now an established
fact that German Syrup is the only re-
mcdy which has given complete salts
eases. 1t is true there are yet thou
sands ofpersons who are predisposed
to throat and Lung Affections, Com
sumption, Hemorrhages, Asthma, Sc
we're Colds, settled on the breast, Pine
umonia. Whooping Cough. &C, who
have no personal knowledge of Bos.
chee's German Syrup. To such we
would say that $4,000 dozen were sold
last year without one complaint. Con-
sumptives try just one bottle, Regu-
lar size IS cents. Sold by all druggists
in America.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-10

Henry Watterson takes hopeful view
Of the situation. He says there is deal
to live for, to strive fort hope for. Times
change. and prospects with them. Things
are looking bad; are going in a wrong
direction; but they have not gone to the
bad. Before the precipice is reached.
perhaps, in spite of the gloomy portents of
the present, there may be among us those
who will live to see that which the en-
lightened and patriotic heart Of a true
American manhood most wishes to see:
The nation secure in its republicans sys-
tenn; the states proud of their government
and themselves; the People, rent by no
sectional or race quarrels, bent upon de.
veloping prosperity and happiness out OF
the largest area of liberty.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-10
Friday. January 10. 1879.
A Hard Shot.

Commenting on the attempt eff the
Sherman family, through Senator Burn.
side, to reorganize the Army, the New York
World, says "on the whole a democratic
house will do we'll 10 remember that in the
intent of our institutions the army exists
for the country and not the country for the
army" Suppose the Burnside bill should
become law, it would give the general of
the army greater power than was given to
General Sherman, in 1869, by the weak
and plant General Scho6eld, then Secre-
tary of War, at which time Geaeral Sher-
man appointed no less than ten epauletted
officers to dance attendance upon his mo-
ton, and he the General of republican
army! Oh, yes, but the Sherman family
must run the government. To us 'out
west" it seems as though there were few
families in this country that can very hap
PLY be dispensed with.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-10

Mr.. Teliers's committee has a valuable
contingent in its secretary, Mr.. James
Redpath. He is the most successful man
ufacturer of the Southern outrages in ex-
istence. His skill and ingenuity in inven-
ting the dishing pof human wickedness in
the South causes the reputation of Titus
Oates to shrivel up like potato>skin on q
hot stove. Baltimore Gazette
judging from the rehash OF old outrage
stories that the committee is going over
the secretary fully deserves the reputation
be has achieved.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-10

ELIXIR OF HONEY. -The great remedy
for coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis,
whooping cough, Group, and all lung
diseases.
GENTS The Elixir of Honey | ordered
for my wife has proved great blessing
to her. | advise all suffering people to
use Elixir of Honey; they will find it just
as recommended.
A. MURDOCH, Tompkinsville, XIV.
For sale by druggists. Address Specific
Medicine Co., st. Louis, Mo.
DR.. Bells Fit Cure cures Fits, Spasms
and Convplsions, and all Nervous Diseases
For sale by Druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-10

If you get frost-bitten, extract the frost
by the application of ice-water till the
frozen parts pliable, avoiding all artificial
heat; then apply a salve made of equal
parts of hogs lard and gunpowder, rub
bed together until it forms a paste, aud
very soon the frozen parts will be well,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-10
TWELVE GOOD REASONS
WHY THE
WQman's Suffrage Stove Polish
IS PREFERRED TO ALL OTHERS,

First-It is the LARGEST package OF Stove Polish
in the world.
Second-It is the NEATEsT.
Third-Itis composed entirely of PURE EAST In
Ola PLUMBAGo.
Fourth-It WILL cover more surface and il con-
sequently CHEAPER than any other kind.
Finh-lt is NOT ADULTERATKD with cheap Amer
can or German lead, or other worthless substance
to give 1t weight.
Sixth-It is FREE from OBJECTIONABLE sILyERY
LUsTRE such as is easily furnished by greese or dirt
Seventh-It produces the MOST ENDURING JET
BLACK GLOSS 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 coin. ne
soon as applied and requires no mixing with var
MEN or naptha, nor does any such deleteuoue in
gredient enter into its composition.
Tenth-It DOES NOT BURN upon the stove. and is
free from ali Objectionable smell.
Eleventh. WILL POLISH sHKETIRoN. and nre
serve 1t from rust
Twelfth-It is the HANDsoMEsr POLISH in the
world.
Hence, every Woman wants it.
MANUFACTURED ONLY BIZ TIE
Phoenix Manufactu'g Co..
FOR THE PROPRIETOR.
~ For sale by all Druggists and Greeers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-10
Money tor Public Works.

The following statement of the amount
OF public money expended on public works
during the past two fiscal years has been
prepared by the register Of the treasury:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-10
PURELY VEGETABLE,

conta ming those Southern Roots and Herbs which
an Rllwise Providence has placed IN countries
whore Liver Diseases most prevail. 1t will cure
all Diseases caused bv arrangement OF the Liver
and Bowels
The SYMPTOMS OF Liver Complaint are bitter
or bad taste in the mouth; Pain in the Back Sides
or johns, often mistaken for Rheumatisy; Sour
stomach; Loss of Appetite; Bowels alternately
costlve and lax; Headache Loss OF Memory ,swith
painful sensation of having failed to do some.
thing which ought TO have been done; DEBILITY,
Low Spirits thiCk yellow appearance of the
Skin and Eyes, dry Cough often mistaken for
Consumption.
"Ometmes many Of these symptoms attend the
disease, at others few; but the LIVER, the
largest organ in the body is generally the seat of
the disease, and II not Regulated in slime, great
suffering, wretchedness and DEATH will ensue.
can recommend as an eficncious remedy for
disease of the Liver, Heartburn and Dyspepsia,
simmons Liver Regulator.
LEWIS g. WUNDER, 1923 Master ST.,
Assistant Post Master, Philadelphia
1--WE have tested its virtues, personally and know
Headache, it 1 the best medicine the world ever
saw. We have tried forty other remedies before
Simmons Liver gulatOr, but none of them gave
US more than temporary relief; but the Regulator
not only releaved, hut cured us"-Editor Tele-
graph and Messenger Macon, Ga.
Manufactured only by
j. II. ZE1LTN & co.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
pg-Prlce 81. Sold by all Druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-10
Railroad Time Table.
CHICAGO. aocx ISLAND b PACIFIC 4.
WESTERN UNION RAILROAD.
rOR RACINE A. MILWAUKEE,.

FUh
LEAVE ARRIVE
Nav Ex nrees and Mail .9:05 AN b:45P
Night Express .1U.0U O.UO An
The night express leaving Rock Island every
Sunday night at 10 05 connects with the train arri
wing in Chicago early Monday morning. No lay
over checks given on through tickets from Rock
slsnd to Chicago. Through tickets only good on
thistJaIn.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-10
c., B, 8 Q. 3. E.
ROCK ISLAND b PEORIA RAILWAY.

SHORTEST ROUTE so THE EAST AND SOUTH.
LEAVE ARRIVE.
Thro'h F'ht O0am Galva Ac. S:55 a, m.
Mail 8 Elk. l'55 p. m. Mail b Ex. 100 p. m.
Gslva Ac. sos p. IN. Thro'h F'ht 4:4o p. m
The 1850 m train makes close connection at
Galva with G B & q for points west: arriving at
Galesburg at 800 p m at Burlington 7:15 m; at
Keokuk 9:25 m; and at Quincy 9:40 p m; also
making close connection at Peor with l u "
and 7 z & w roads for all points east and south
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-10
ROCK ISLAND 4 MERGER CO., z, B.

Leave Rock Island at 300 m. II 80 m, and $40
pm. Arriving at Gable at II 10 m, 30 p m,
and sos IN.
leave Cable at $50 m, 1918 p m. and BIS m,
Arriving st Rock Island at S:l5 q, m, $3.50 p. m.
and 5 20 p m.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-10
LIVER REGULATOR

The Cheapest puras ana Best Family Medicine IN the World
For DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION. Jauudice,
Bilious attacks, SICK HEADACHE Collie, Deprcs-
sion OF Spir IS, SOUR STOMACH, Heart Burn, &c.
his unrival ed southern Remedy is warranted
not to contain single darticle of MERCURY or any
iniurions mineral gu distance, but is
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-10

S. o DUNBAR.-Dear Sir: have been come
time in the habit of prescribing the Fluid Magne-
sia prepared by you and prefer it to the English
preparation on account of its cheapness and jts
superior laxative qualities.
Respectfully yours, &c. NJ. s. PERRY, NJ. D,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-10

0E FANCY CARDS, with name. 10c. plain or
EV gold. Agents outfit, 10c. $50 styles Hull
& Co Hudson, New York
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-10

GA DAY to Agents canvassing for the FIREsIDE
d VISITOR. Terms and Outfit Free. Address
P. Q. VICKERY, Augusta, Maine
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

IT is a great outrage for the Demo
cratic Congress to give few official
crumbs to Southern men in the organi-
zation of the two Houses OF Congress.
The offices, of course, are part OF the
Ioyal inheritance of the northern States.
A southern man ought not to have an
office and especially a Federal office.
1t is imprudent and dangerous. Itwas
monstrous enough for Southern men
40 wrench a few Southern state Offices
out of the hands of the loyal northern
ers, but when they come to taking two
or three of the clerical places in the
House and Senate the situation gro VS.
alarming We tremble for the fate OF
the nation when such things are tolera-
ted. 1t should be understood that
there are enough men in the north to
fill all the Offices in all sections of the
Union, both State and Federal, and il
q Southern man takes an Office he i'm
perils the peace and quiet of the coun-
Try. He should not Do it
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05
For Stale senator.

The people of Kinds and Rankin would
come monstrous near making a Senatorial
ten-strike if they would send Col. j. D.
Stewart to the State Senate. He is man
of brains and activity, public-spirited,
capable of comprehending the wants of the
people, and able to devise means for theil
protection and advancement. A thorough
business man, thoroughly posted, and thor,
oughly Democratic. If he was in the Sen
ate Kinds would hear from him, and that
body wonld have valuable working men,
her. JACKSON.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05
NO. q.

] was elected from Floyd county in 1876
F., the Court of Appeals is composed Of seven
D Judges-hayiug previously been elected
t several times to the State Legislature,
i four times to the Federal Congress -- from
= 1858 to 1s59-and to the Confederate Con
! gress during its entire session. lie was a
thoroughly brave nan, and is understood
to have been an able lawyer.
Will the murderer be hanged II the
assassination had been less henious, l
should say no. If he had given Judge Elliott
time to arm himself, l should say no, Ken
lucky juries are lenient with homicides
when the murderer is Of a respectable posi-
ton or of an influential family. and there
has been a personal question in controversy
between the murderer and his victim.
There has been but one member of any
| prominent Kentucky family han gad in this
State since eX-Lieut. Gov. Sharpe was
killed by young Beauchamp in 1924, because
Sharpe had betrayed the young woman
whom BeauchGmp 'afterward married.
You published the full account of that
tragedy a few months ago. sharpe was
stabbed only few squares distant from
the spot where Judge Elliott fell yesterday.
Tie old Buford estate is all gone. Gen.
Abe Buford was arrested the other day for
debt and his beautiful farm has passed
entirely out of his hands. A younger
brother was killed just before the war III a
personal afray. Thos. Buford is
penniless. He said to his lawyer the other
day, II have only the treasure of tramp
my health" He is bachelor, and his
sisters fortune has nearly all been
eaten up by the legal expenses
of her long suit while the do
cision finally takes the farm out of the
hands of her heir. Thomas Buford
will probably, there fore, have counsel as
signed him, Tho plea of insanity will, no
doubt be entered in his behalf, but if it
will prevail or not is very doubtful. Meet
ing8 of the bar il almost every city or town
in the State, have been called to take action
upon Judge EIiott's death, and un1obtedly
the prosecution will be assisted by able
counsel.
In the same issue of the Courier-Journal
which contains the first particulars of this
lisa dispatch from Clay county
near Judge Elliott'5 home, reporting par
tlcularly brutal murder thore. Jas House
attended church on Sunday, and on his
way home was attacked by three brothers,
named Philpot. who drew their pistols and
old him they intended to kill him House
begged for his life, bat it was Of no avail.
House thep drew his pistol, and the shoots
ng began. House then fell from his horse
corpse, with bail through his body, but
lot till he had wounded one of his assailN
.nts. The Philpots then dismounted and
,roke Houses skull with their pistols.
The funeral of Judge Elliott at Frank
ort, on the 2Sth, was a notable ceremony.
All the State CIncUTs we're present, ana
mong the pallbearers were Gov. McCreary,
he six associates of the dead Judge, Gen.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

Mr.. l.. R. WILSON, Sheriff of Yal
lobusha county, was in the city last
Saturday upon business with the audi
tional department of the State Govern
ment. After concluding his settle
ments, which. by the way, were COM
plete aud satisfactory, he found time
to visit The COMET Office where he left
five new names on The COMETS sub
scription list for Cofeeville, with ten
dollars in currency.
Mr.. Wilson is candidate for re-elec'
ton to the office of Sheriff, and from
all that we can learn his election is an
assured fact. He is sound man in
politics, and his efficiency in office is
not excolled by any sheriff in the State
Thevoters of Yallobusha have too correct
and high an appreciation of his worth
to make his continuation in office q
question of doubt.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05
100000 Bond.

James Hill, late colored Secretary OF
State, having been appointed Internal
Revenue Collector for the whole State,
in place of r. G. Powers removed,
completed his bond one day last week,
and Judge Hill approved it for 1920,
600. The Judge told us, when in Ok
ford the Bond was signed by the
wealtbiest men of Marshall county for
s12O. 600 and the balance of 500, ,OOO
was given by parties in South Missis-
sippi. ,, uu,
is thorough business man, and will
make better Collector and be more
acceptable to the people than any Yam
kee Carpet Bagger. He is a native
MississiPpiap, -Winona Advance,
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

REFERRING to the late circular issued by
Auditor Gwin to the Assessors of taxes in
the State, Col. ], f. H. Claiborne says
sit is just such document as has been
wanted for some time, but which no one
else seems to have thought of. In some
quarters, to my personal knowledge, the
assessments have been very imperfect and
erroneous, owing to imcompetency and
negligence on the part of the officer and
the property holder Your valuable hints
and instructions will amend this, and with
out doubt, will materially add to the public
revenue"
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05
wants His Confederate Bonds Re
deemed.
Washington Post.


An individual by the name of I. w.
Phillips has sent to the treasury depart
ment from New Prospect, s. c., letter
containing $1,000 coupon bond issued by
the Confederate States. His object is ex-
planned as follows: Enclosed please find
a $1,000 Zone thousand dollar) bond of the
Confederate States of America, issued in
accordance with the sixth section of an act
of the Confederate congress, FEBRUARY Il,
1864. desire to have my bond filed for
redemption at some future day. 1 believe
that law sooner or later will be passed
making them convertible into United States
bonds. This view is founded upon the
fact that two-thirds of the present members
of the senate and house have been Confed-
crate bond,holders. Such law would pro-
duce a vast deal of Cancellation among
southern people who have been made des-
titute by tho war. My object in filing now
is TO entitle ME to the precedence in time
of settlement"
Mr.. Philips is probably subscriber of
the Okolona States, and fails to see the
practical joke the States is trying to play of
on the bloody shirters.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

the base, twenty feet high, with ditc
twelve feet wide along its entire length
!. say half mile.
The first white settler on Pearl river wa
Capt Simon Favre, who was, in turr
Indian agent for the Spanish and America
Governments, and is mentioned IN the dis
patches of Governor Claiborne, ms a mos
valuable officer. He lived at the first blui
+ above Pearlington. The first cotton gil
= on the river was there erected by Capt
I Isaac Graves, one of the earliest Amoricar
settlers. Judge Pray of the Supreme Co urt
| and Brigadier General Nixon, were early
settlers in Pennington; and there John J.
McRae, then student in Gen. Pray's office,
married the lady SO well known and beloved
at Jackson, as his wife.
Gainesville took its name from a family
of that name that settled there many years
ago.
Napoleon was settled by Nathaniel Mitch
ell, of North Carolina. He and Francis
Leech, formerly of Columbus,) fine
writer, author of the famous Adventures
of Shocco JONES'" established the first tur-
pentine orchard and distillery. Col. 7. B.
Ives (once Senator from Carroll and Yallo-
busha), was manager of the orchard. He
quit them, and went into the castor oil
business, and Leech & Mitchell terminated
I,o;. l,,o; in anI ohnntipo
match. They were succeeded by DIR.
Montgomery from Madison county, who
was the first to go largely into the peach
crop.
Wakia Bluff, and Burnett's old fields above,
were occupied as far back as 1901. Colum-
bia was settled by South Carolinians,
and became, you know, about 1921, the
capital of the State. 1t was while the Leg
islature was sitting there that Poindexter's
Revised Code was submitted and adopted.
The Springs near by were turned into
a popular watering place by Louis stovall,
a wealthy South Carolinian, who built
fine house, and was largely patronized by
the Mississippi river planters The story
that he, and old Mr. Harmon of Buckatun-
ma Springs, Wayne county, buried keg of
nails, and keg of brimstone in their
fountains, was, no doubt, mere scandal.
Judge Stafford has lately published an inter
esting legend of Stovalls Springs.
Bukatun.na was the last residence of
Mssissipps's brilliant and favorite son, the
late Gov. John ]. MdItae.
The Runnels, the Burneys, and your own
ancestors and kindred, were among the
settlers of Monticello, and Lawrence coun.
ty. In my early boyhod saw your her
pred father and uncle there, and served
with them afterward, in the legislature. I
was then spending month al the house of
Judge Charles Lynch, afterwards Governor
Of the State. There too, saw for the first
lime, Hiram G.. Runnels, afterwards Cover
nor, and Gen. Fox, so long the Senator
rom that District. The beautiful neghbor-
lood of Georgetown, on Pearl river, WIS.,
ted in 1885, with Col. Buck. Harris, one
If the best and brightest men of his day i;
md there l was the guest of the Catchings,
large and influential connexion, that
Yielded as much talent and nobility of char p
lcter, as any family in the South.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

The bakers dozen of so-called
Greenbackers of the House of Repre-
sentatives are loyalty supporting Radi-
cal measures. This shows why Missis-
sippi Democrats ought to be so-called
greenbackers.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

Coz. H. MUsGRovE will return to
Mississippi in week or ten days from q
sojourn in Texas of some months. By
the time he returns he can put his
greenback party of Mississippi in his
pocket. The ''party" hos grown ''small
by degrees, and beautifully less since
his departure.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

The Clarion announced a short time
ago that the Federal Office-holders of
Jackson would soon start paper. Is
this to be the Know Nothing Organ we
predicted several weeks ago. The
Know Nothing's of the State ought to
have an organ to infuse new life into
ita Dartv.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

We learn from the Natchez Democrat
that Col. J. L. Power, of Jackson, will
deliver an address on the occasion of
celebrating the anniversary of the Pro-
testant Orphan Asylum of that city.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

CAPT. VIM. MARTIN, Sheriff of Pamela
county, was in jackson last Saturday, and
made full settlement with the State. He
seems to be modest and unpreten~
tious gentleman, but he is perfect one,
and thorough in his work,
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

THE Memphis Herald says Dr. J. D.
Daughtry has been indicted for con-
version of supplies to his own use dur
ing the prevalence of yellow fever in
chattanooga. He escaped to Alabama,
but Gov. Marks has had him brought
back for trial. No punishment is too
great for such an abuse OF sacred
k...st
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

The New York World says as the yellow
fever is not likely to wait for the regular
session of Congress in December, before
visiting our shores, we hope the stalwart
organs of the North will not insist toe
severely upon the Revolutionary conduct
Of Mr.. Chalmers, of Mississippi, in insist
ing Saturday that Congress ought to take
up the quarantine question during the pre-
sent extra session.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

Mr.. GEORGE P. HERNDoN is winning
reputation as o lecturer in this State.
His efforts are devoted to the aid of the
Holland Monumental Association.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

CAN man be greenbacker and 6
Bourbon at the same time We pro.
pound the question to Alf Harper and
want him to stop his foolishness long
enough to answer it.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

TT turns out after all that the baker s
dozen of so-called Greenbackers did
not control the organization of the
House
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

William E. Long of Philadelphia,
has been arrested at the instan e of his
wife. on the charge of trying to make
her live near boiler factory. She was
onnosed to |. re. Ii there is
to he any bio, she wanted to
do il herself. L. court concluded
she was abundantly competent to do it,
and directed William to get a house
elsewhere,
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

The French are a curious people.
Two army surgeons have Just fought
"a duel in the Bpis dc Nincennes. One
wounded the other badly, and then
fratcrnally dressed lis opponents
wound and h.ln1l Ejn to a carriage.
Hlving TINS provei hs Clllantry and
humanity ha.wsut humr aud-commited
s1itiic IA. Nation.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

THE evil of carrying concealed weapons
is being commented upon by the press of
the country from Maine to Mexico. The
people seem to be thoroughly stirred up on
the subject. The different State Legisla-
lures will no doubt pass very stringent
laws where such laws are not already in full
force and effect
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05

VIZ can't reasonably look forv ard for the
millennium until the country ceases to be ex>
ercised about Grant.