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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-07
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ROCK ISLAND. ILLINOIS

The Office Holders Rampant.
From the New York Sun, September 80, 1850,
Secretaries. comptrollers, auditors,
chiefs of divisions, clerks and messengers
are already leaving Washington In swarms
to take part in the elections of Indiana and
Ohio. They form the right wing of the
grany army of retainsrs. who are made to
contribute of their pay. to vote. and to
shout for the regulation ticket. Their
hrst duty Is to sustain the administr alton.
Their second duty is to draw the highest
possible salary, and to do the least posi-
bic work. Their third duty is to denounce
the Democrats. and at present to proclaim
Hancock a traitor.
These regular partisan troops will be
absent from the capital until after the
18th of October. receiving full pay all the
time and without any deduction for the
lost weeks from the month of holiday
allowed in every year. They are going on
q political frolic at the expense oe the
working people with the sole object of
striving to keep themselves and their
employers ia Office.
All over the country more than a hum
dred thousand Office holders are actively
engaged in efforts to prolong the present
misrule,e and to perpetuate the party o!
extravsgance and corruption in power.
Their hot zeal is obtained Extensively
everywhere, and the people, who are their
masters, are treated as servants under the
orders of the crew who stole the presiden.
CT and are now running this government
as close corporation,
These are the specimens of civil service
reform in whose behalf the Republican
machine is now worked. with a cry of the
dire effects to follow a change of admins
tration By which they might be made to
work for "a living. instead of plundering
the Treasury. We are not sorry they
have shown their hands this time.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-07

MACON. GA, and PHILADELPHIA.
Price. 81 Sold by all Druggists.
The daily gazette., 1880-10-13
KILLED BY A BULLDOG.

sIxTEEN-YEAR OLD GIRL ATTACKED
WHILE TRYING TO CHAIN UP THE
BEAST.
BRADFORD, Conn, Oct. 10.-Capt
John Shearer of North Beaver pur-
chased large bulldog recently. Tho
dog being very ugly, he kept it chain
ed in the yard. 1t had taken great
dislike to John Wallace, a young man
WHO was q frequent visitor of the
Shearer family. On Thursday last
Wallace went to the house. There
was no one home except Capt. Shear
er's 16-year-old daughter. She told
Wallace that the dog had broken his
chain and was loose somewhere about
the place, and that he (Wallace) must
be on his guard. Wallace remained
at the house few minutes. just as
he was going away the bulldog enter
ed the yard. Miss Shearer called
Wallace back into the house, and told
him to remain there until she chained
the dog. She went up to the dog and
as she was about to take hold of his
chain he sprang at her and knocked
her down. Her father was returning
from field at that moment and saw
the attack of the dog on his daughter.
Before either he or Wallace could in
terfere the dog had torn the girls
throat open, lacerated her bosom, and
torn the flesh off her limbs. Capt.
Shearer shot and killed the dog. His
daughter came to after being carried
into the house, but soon afterward was
thrown into violent commissions. She
died ON Saturday.
The daily gazette., 1880-10-13
Gen. CarfleId's Credit MobiIIer
Record.

From his Gum StOorTl Testimony before The
Poland Committee, Jan. IA, 1873.
1 neuer O,oned, received, or agreed TO re-
cetUe any stock Of the Credit MO6iiteT, or o.
The linton Pacific Railroad, nor any divi.
dends or profits drtst,a0 from either Of them
From Judge PotOnds report. FEB. IL, lS7a
-GdrJietds Testimony Pe,5ured.
The facts in regard TO Mr.. Garfield, as
found by the committee, are that he
agreed with Mr.. Ames to take ten shares
of Credit Mobilier stock, but did not pay
or the same. Mr.. Ames received the
eighty per cent, dividend in bonds and
sold them for ninety seven per cent, and
also received the sixty per cent. cash divi-
dend, which together with the price OF
the STOCK and interest, left balance Oh
s32s. This sum was paid over to Mr.. Gar.
held by u check Oh the Sergeant'at-Arms,
and MIR. GARFIELD then understood thts
sum ,Ods The balance Of divtde1edts utter pay
aa0 for tie stock.
From the Neio York Times. Feb. 10, 1873.
Messrs. Kelley and Garfield present d
most distressing figure. Their partici-
patton In the Credit Mobilier affair IL com
plicated by the most unfortunate contra
dlctions OF testimony.
From the NetD York Times. Feb. ~, 1878.
The character OF the Credit Mobilier was
no secret The source OF Its profits was very
well known at the time Congressman
bought 1t. Though Cakes Ames may have
succeeded IN concealing his own motive,
which was to bride Congressman, then
acceptance OF the stock was not on tina,
account innocent. The dIshonor Of the
act, as participation in an obvious frauu
still remains.
some of them have INDUCED in testi-
mouy with reference To the matter which
mas been contradicLed. The committee
distinctly REJECTS The testimony Of several q
the members. This can only be done on The
ground that Il is untrue. But untrue test
n,ony OtUen under oath is morally, v not
teg0tty, perjury.
1t IL the clear duty of Congress to visit
with punishment all who took Credit
Mobilier stock from Cakes Ames.
From the NeO York Tribune, FEB. 10, 1873
James A. Garfield OF Ohio had ten
shares never paid a dollar; received $500,
which, after the investigation began, he
was anxious to have considered as u loan
from Mr.. Cakes Ames to himself
Well, the wick edness of all of IL is that
these men betraye ed the trust of the peo-
pie, deceived their constituents, and by
evasions and falsehoods confessed the
TO be disgi aceful.
From The NeO York Tribune, Feb. 20, 1873.
Mr.. Ames establishes very clearly the
point that he was not alone in this offence.
II he Is 10 be expelled for bribery, the men
.Oho tOeTe 6ribed should 90 tOlth him.
The daily gazette., 1880-10-13

All those intending to locate In Texas
or wishing 10 invest their money safely
and most profitably In Real Estate, will
find it to their interest to subscribe for the
"IJNION LAND REGISTER" the Oldest
Real Estate Journal in Texas. Published
weekly at Boerns, Ser sne enas
Specimen copy, new map OF Texas,
pamphlet pertaining 10 public land and
descriptive circulars o. this State sent to
any address upon the receipt of on cents.
iYH Indaw.
The daily gazette., 1880-10-13
The Baltimore Anniversary.

On MONDAY our fellow citizens of Bal
timore had festival in honor of the one
hundred and fiftieth anniversary Of the
foundation OF their city. The event
was celebrated with heartiness and en-
thusiasm. As cities 60, even in America,
Baltimore Is young-the youngest OF the
group on the Atlantic seaboard. New
York Is more than century older, Bos-
ton quite a century, Charleston and
Philadelphia. fifty years. Even Rich
mond and Norfolk have seen many more
years, while Annapolis had all the ma
turity OF municipal dignity when Balti-
more was an open field. Mr.. Scharf
tells us In his Grafton that one hundrt d
and fifty years ago the site of Baltimore
could have been purchased for nineteen
hogsheads of tobacco. There were then
just forty-three inhabitants. At the
close of the last century Baltimore was
ahead Of Boston IN commerce. In 1929
there was a population of $4,000. Now
there are 10000. The activity of the
people is shown in the fact, which the
orators on Monday claimed that Balti-
more made the first turnpikes and the
first railroad, if not the first steamboat.
"lt preceded the world" says Mr.. Scharf,
"in the use Of Illuminating gas and In
the magnetic telegraph. 1t put up the
first iron building and the first cylinder
press in the United States, printed the
first agricultural paper and hoisted the
first American flag"
The prosperity Of Baltimore seems TO
be assured and growing. There is nc
such rush as we have sean In Chicago
and San Francisco. But there is a
steady, sound, wholesome advance in
Baltimorean prosperity which reminds
us of what we see in England, and gives
the city dignity and gravity of its own.
We congratulate our fellow citizens
upon the share Of good things which has
fallen TO their lot, and they have our
heartiest wishes for splendid imperial
destiny. t..,'
The daily gazette., 1880-10-13
GRANT.

1t has been frequently remarked of
late that Gen. Grant is surrounding
himself with The exclusive airs of an
Emperor but the fact should occa-
sion no surprise. The man is spoilt
child of fortune, and taking everything
into account it is hard to blame him.
He accomplished the subjugation Of
the rebellion by what has been we'll
termed the tactics of attrition-slaugh-
terinp two Union soldiers for the sake
of killing one Confederate. With a
i,lion men at his call he necessarily
worsted the depleted army of the
South. ,
Then he was adopted as the stand
ard. bearer of Radicalism. Naturally
vulgar. petulant and dogged, he was
fed on fiattery by sycophants until be
began to deem himself a demigod. His
tour around the world only served to
intensity his egotism, until he is now
persuaded that ne holds mort
gage on the country as well as ON the
party.
1t is difficult, we repeat, to blame
him. The head of a stronger man
might easily be turned by the servile
ad1lation lavished on him.--M T.
Star.
The daily gazette., 1880-10-13
RAHLROADs.
DHILADEI1PIHA, WILmnM0TC1
4 AND BALTIM0RE RAILBOADe
JULY 26TR 1889.

JULY d0IA 1901
Trains viii leave Wilmington assoaiOwss
for
Philadelphia and Intermediates tatiena,
ZOO, $40, 10.80a. M; 20. 100. TO as
p. m.
Philadelphia tExpress) $50, 800. go.
Phiia. and New York az, o.se.7.oo. i0eaa.
M, 1888. 1913, 2.08, GOT p. M.
Baltimore and Intern. sdiate Stations,
8.35 q, m. 5.22 p. m.
Baltimore and Bay line, T.08 p. m.
Baltimore and Washington, 12@, 20Q,
2l5 1856. o. M; I252, / .04, 4.zs, 7.0S, p. m.
Trains for Delaware Division, leave Tor
New Castle 800, 8.25. q. MT Los 500. &Ss
p. m.
Harrington and intermediate Stations
Delmar and Intermediate Stations. en-
M; LOO p. m.
- SUNDAY TRAINS.
Philadelphia and intermediate Stations
BIC o. M; 300, $50, $50 p. m.
Philadelphia and New York, 2.28 q. n.
Baltimore and Washington, 12.5l. 2a
q. m.
For further Information passengers are
referred to the time tables posted at tn,
depot H. +. z ENNEY,
superintendent
The daily gazette., 1880-10-13
JOHN WANAMAKER.
HOW TO GET ALMOST
everything below value.

Every day during summer
all sorts of goods-remnants
and goods that for one reason
or another are in our way
are picked out and put to
gether to be sold at such
prices as they will bring.
They are undesirable for US
TO hold; but they may be as
good for the buyer as any
thing we have.
We have sold already this
summer not less than 500.
600 worth of goods at irregu.
lar prices in this way for. say
$50, 1000, and many thousands
more are going. There i
something marked down al
nearly every counter in the
store.
Everything sold is return
able if unsatisfactory at the
price.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Chestnut, Thirteenth. Market d Juniper
PHILADELPHIA.
mayla
The daily gazette., 1880-10-13

DANolNe'
REOPENING OF A. s. WEBSTER'S Sc
LECT DANCING ACADEMY.
Thursday Evening, September eth,
MASONIC TEMPLE, Wilmington, Del.
Ladies' and Gentlemen, Misses and Mas
tiers wishing to become proficient In all
the dances of the day. and to learn the
new and more fashionable ones, will ind
1t to their advantage TO begin with the
opening of the season.. - ...
EVENING CLASSES.
Commencing Thursday, September 9th.
Gentlemen'E class Monday and Thursday
evenings from 8 to 10 O'Clock.
AFTERNOON GLASSES.
Commencing on Saturday, October ID,
Ladies' aud Misses and Masters class
Thursdays from s to Q, and Saturda US.
from 200 TO 400. Private lessons given
at any hour to suit convenience.
GLIDE AND RACQUET wALTzEs TAUGHT
IN A FEW LESSONS.
Special arrangements for Schools and
Seminaries, and Ior private Glasses OF
ladies or gentlemen, can be made by APP
plying at the Academy. at Robelin 4
Bros, No. 7l0 Market street, or by mail to
A. s. WEBSTER,
sepl4 Masonic Nempie.
The daily gazette., 1880-10-13

II is one of the precious mysteries
of sorrow that it finds solace in un-
selfish acknowledgement. If you had
ever given unselfish thought to Credit
Mobiiier, your present sorrow would
be more solacing.
WE have reached an advanced stage
NJ The oampalgn, but Hon John Shr,-
man has moi vet attempted TO explain
how one of hts pet banks, the First Ma
t;on,i of New York, divided 81 100000
nrofits last : q on cap tai Of $500, 0C0.
The daily gazette., 1880-10-13
JACKSON
Lime and Marble Company,

HOCKESslN. DEL,
Have made preparations for burning the
noted jackson lime with wood alones and
are ready TO furnish.
Up to Its Original tandards
The best building lime In the UHtted
States. It will make double IS much
mortar to the bushel as some OF the other
mortar lime in use, aud 20 per cent. more
than the most OF them.
p. o. Address, Hockessin, DEL.
or $40 jefferson street. Wilmington, Del
apS-wtt,
The daily gazette., 1880-10-13
SPECIAL NOlICE.
a CAR d.

To all VINO are suffering from the err
rors and indiscretions of youth, nervous
weakness, early decay, loss OF manhood,
&C., Will send recipe that will cure yos
FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered by a missionary in South
America. send "a self-addressed envelope
TO the REV. JOSEPH L. INMAN, Station ID
NeD York CtU. MaY4-eodDEwly
The daily gazette., 1880-10-13
v B1SLB 7 A \

FEMALE COLLEGE, Wilmington,
ces; heaithfui city, d Two degrees CONFER
red, or select courses. so per cent. in
crease Of bOarders last year. Net charge
$3.50 a year. Forty-fourth year begins
September 9th. For Catalogue, address,
Rev. ]. M. WILLIAMS, A. M, Pres.
The daily gazette., 1880-10-13
EDUCATIONAL.

~ ELECT SCHOOL. ~
y Miss Mahaffy's school will reopen or
Sept. 8, at No. West 10th street. aus.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-08-26

Wade Hampton's speech at Staunton,
Va, was not intended for Northern ears,
but it is a goodreading. He said, upon
opening his speech that he came there
to consult with them rs a Democrat, as
a man, and as southern soldier" He
adjured them by all their traditions to
lead again as Virginians, as they had
done before, mot always to victory,
but always to honor" He declared
that with 1873 votes of the solid South
the Democrats needed only New York
and Indiana to elect their President,
and added: "Will Virginia, when we
have success within our very grasp,
sacrifice the Democratic party? will
she sacrifice the south? | will not be-
lieve it, 1 stood four years by the
side of Virginians, and know the
stuff they are made of In these four
years | never saw them falter." The
fight for -four years" was the one
against the National Government, of
course Therefore he added: "At
this crisis l cannot, l will not think
you will prove false to your traditions,
recreant to the exalted teachings, the
ennobling inspirations of your glorious
past" Most people will understand
the "glorions past" was the -four years"
fight to destroy the flag and the gov
ernment. The traditions" were State
rights. slave territory, and stronger
chains about the limbs of human
chattels. Every day and hour, and
every utterance of Southern statesmen
prove clearly that they are but cherish
ing the old love and hating anew their
old hate And yet they ask the free
North to assist them.-I7lter Ocean.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-08-26
Behind the Candidates.
Harper's Weekly.

Harper's Weekly.
Behind Gen. Hancock is "solid
south" made solid by force and fraud
behind him is the old enduring hate and
| injustice toward the colOred citizen,
the false theory of the government
which alienateS sections and produced
the war; the rag-money vote which his
supporters are allied in Main; the
most ignorant and degraded vote of
great cities-all these are included in
the body behind Gen. Hancock, and it
is upon these, not upon him, that the
eve and mind of the intelligent and
patriotic voter are bent. Behind Gen.
Garfield is the majority of intelligent
and Industrious voters in the old free
states, and associated with them as
with every party, and discreditable
men and rings and plans. But can any
honest man doubt as to which of these
bodies he would more readily entruSt
the government? Nay, if the choice
lay between the two candidates alone,
would any American who cOmprehendS
what government is in so vast and
complicated country as, ours, prefer
professional soldier merely, however
upright man, to an equally brave,
though not a professional soldier.
whose remarkable aptitude for public
affairs had been ample and carefully
trained by long experience? If the
chief public question at this time be
held that of financial administration,
would the finances be more wisely
managed by the democratic party and
Gen. Hancock? If it be the protection
of a free ballot, would the security of
the voter be greater with the demOcra-
tic party and Gen. Hancock? ? If it be
administrative would it be more pro-
bable under the democratic party and
Gen. Hancock? If it be respect for
just state rights and prompt, adequate
maintenance of National authority,
would either be more sure under dem
ocratic administration with Gen. Han
csck? Has the present republican adj
miniStration failed in any constitution
al duty to sections or to persons, or in
the maintenance of the national faith
and sound financial policy? Has il
been less honest, less reformatOry, less
loyal to law, less conservative and re-
spectacle, in the trueSt sense, than a !
democratic administration with Gen. |
Hancock would be? If the nomination |
of Hancock is to be accepted as the |
surrender of the democratic party to
the republican principles, the country |
will naturally prefer to trust the party |
which has always held those principles. |
If it be not such a surrender. then it is
only another feint of party which.
in protesting loyalty to liberty and |
an honest vote, always does seem to be
feigning. Ofthe two candidates there
can be no doubt which is filter for |
office; and of the two parties which
they represent, the judgment of the
country for twenty years will not be
reversed.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-08-26
VERY DroII to Think of.

Ifnot above being taught by man, use
Dobbin's Electric Soap next wash day. Used
without any wash boiler or rubbing board.
and used differently from any other soap ev-
er made. 1t seems very droll to think of a
quiet. orderly two hours light work on wash
day, with no heat and no steam, or smell OF
the washing through the house instead of a
long days hard work; but hundreds of
thousands of women<from Nova Scotia to
Texas have proved for themselves that this
is done by using Dobbins's Electric Soap.
Don't buy 1t, however, if too set In your
ways to use 1t according TO directions, that
are as simple as to seem almost ridiculous
and so easy that a girl of u years can do a
large wash without being tired. II positive
ly will not injure the finest fabric, has been
before the public for fifteen years, and its
sale doubles every year. If your grocer has
not got It, he Will get 1t, as wholesale grocers
keep it. j. NJ. Campbell. sole agent, How
ard, Neb. L. L. CRAGIN IS Co,
I7yle.ow. Philadelphia.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-08-26
Intense suffering from Kidneys Cured.

Ahtehse suHeFsnE from kidneys cured.
MONTGOMERY CENTER, W., Feb. 25th, 1880.
Gentlemen-I feel IL a duty and pleasure
not only to acknowledge my gratitude to
you personally, but also to bring my case
before the public. and testify after eight
years intense suffering, what your Kidney
Wort has done for me. For the past year
have been taking different remedies for
Kidney Disease, but derived no benefit.
Have had trouble with my Kidneys for eight
years very bad by spells, and for several
months, able to do but very little work, at
times passing blood from the bladder, and
experienced prickly sensation all over. l
was fearful of paralysis, and was dizzy.
afraid to stoop over from fear of falling,
At last in January commenced taking your
Kidney-Wort and found aim ost immediate
relief. One. box made a new man of me. l
feel almost as well as ever in my life, and
sincerely believe 1t will restore to health all
who may be similarly afflicted.
MICHAEL CoTo.
MESSRS. WELLS, RICHARDSON & Co,
conference.-the above named person has
been in our employ the past three years, and
We know him to be man Of truth and'hon.
or; we believe and know his condition and
statements to be true. We know of others
in vicinity equally as thankful for the bene-
fits derived from the use of this medicine.
Respectfully Yours,
SHERMAN, BRANDISH & Co,
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-08-26
A Good Swap.

When Abraham Lincoln was a law
yer in Illinois, he and the judge once
got to bantering one another about
trading horses. and it was agreed that
the next morning at 9 o'clock they
should make trade, the horses to be
unseen up to that hour, and no backing
out under forfeiture of S25. 1t the
hour appointed the judge came up
leading the sOrrieSt looking specimen
of horse ever seen in those parts. In
a few minutes Mr.. Lincoln was seen
approaching with a wooden saw-horse
on his shoulders. Great were the
shouts and laughter of the crowd. and
both were greatly increased when Mr..
Lincoln, on surveying the judges ami
NAL, sat down on his saw-hOrSe, and
exclaimed: "Well, judge, this is the
first time | ever got the worst of it in
a horse trade"
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-08-26
When Hancock Gets In.

An aged cOlored woman was sitting
in street car in this city few days
ago, and all the other seats were occu-
pied, some of them by strong men. The
car stopped and well-dreSSed white
woman of about 35 years entered. Her
movements showed that she was able
bodied and strong. She looked along
the row of passengers until her eyes
fell upon the old colored woman. Get
up and give me that seat" she said, in
a sharp voice and arrogant manner to
the old lady. The latter paid no atten-
ton to the demand until a man who
accompanied the white woman took
hold Of her shoulder and said: Don't
you hear what she said? Get up and
give her that seat" Thereupon the
old colOred woman replied that she
would not give up the seat. We'll"
said the white woman, angrily tossing
her head, when Hancock gets in we
won't have any of you niggerS i'll the
street-cars, and you will be taught to
know your place" The old woman
replied with some spirit to this. and
two or three Republicans who were in
the car encouraged her and took up a
subscription for her Wash
inytOn Cor. Chicago Times
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-08-26
You Cannot Compare Hancock to Grant OF
Meade.

We notice that several of the Demo-
cratic papers are stopping over about
Hancock as a General. They are call
ing him the greatest General the DEM
ocratic Rebellion produced, while in
fact he was as inferior to General
Grant as a commander, as planner of
campaigns, as a tactician, and in the
strategy of war, as Marshal Murat
was to Napoleon Bonaparte Hancock
greatly resembles Murat. Like him,
he was dashing. snowy, and vain as a
peacock. Murat was fine subOrdi-
nate officer to carry out the plans and
orders of a thinking commander; be-
yond that he did not amount to much,
and in these respects Hancock is pre-
cisely like him. His most teXtravagan-
eulOgist can point to nothing of import
tance he ever accomplished which he
had to plan out himself. All his deeds
of any note or credit, were the eXecu-
ton of commands from Grant, Meade
and Others.-ChjcagO Tribune.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-08-26
Wicked for ClerZYmen.

Rev., Washington, d, c., writes: "I
believe IT to be all wrong and even wicked
for clergymen or other public men to be led
into giving testimonials to qusck doctors or
vile stuffs called medicines, but when a real
ly meritorious article made OF valuable rem
edies known to all, that all physicians use
and trust in daily, we should freely COM
mend it. therefore cheerfully and heartily
commend Hop Bitters for the good they
have done me and my friends firmly believ-
ing they have no equal for family use.
will not be without them."-Ne,C York Bdp-
list Weekly.