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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-02
GEN. w. T. SHERMAN.
A Personal Letter Concerning His
Visit to California and Return
IN RacE Island

Visit to California and Return
to Rock Island.
Gen. W. T. Sherman has written q
personal letter to Commander in Chief
Burdett of the G. A. r., in which he
outlines his future intentions previous to
his visit to Rock Island in September, as
follows:
OLE GARRISON AVENUE.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, JUNE Is, 1886
s. s BuRDETT. Commander -in> Chief,
Grand Army. Washington. d. c.
My DEAR GEAERAL: thank you for
your kind invitation of the 18th, and
promise you that if Gun alive you will
see me in the hall when you call the
Grand Encampment to order. | will 60
out long in advance of you Ia order to
fulfill social obligations before the Grand
encampment, and so AS to be ready
about Aug. s to start for Oregon and
British Columbia, as propose to return
by the Canada Pacific as far as Whine
peg, where | must turn to Rock Island.
where, Sept. Is and IS. we hold the an
nual meeting of the society of the Army
of the Tennessee. All ask of you is
about 90 minutes of your time to read
paper | have carefully prepared about the
Mexican war and California, say the
third or fourth day of the encampment
of con vention.
L have been over nearly every route to
the Pacific NV
aragua, Ell Paso, Gunnison, Ogden,
Northern, etc, and want to complete the
series; will, therefore return by Canada
Pacific. | see by the morning paper that
the western terminus Vancouver burned
down yesterday. | have seen San Fran
cisco burn down several times, and | am
sure that Vancouver-''Port Moody
will be rebuilt long before | get there.
| want your encampmeut at San Francis
co to be dignitied and brilliant; to BE il,
Illustrative of the really great men from
private to general, who fought the great
civil war in America, and demonstrated
that liberty and constitutional govern
ment were worth fighting for and diving
for. You, of course, the presiding Off
Sel, must shape the udlly proceedings. 1
shall insist on retaining my character as
a simple c0mrade, refusing all honors not
already earned and enjoyed; but if there
be anything special can do to assist you,
you may command and | will obey. Any
communication received here before July
l, or at the Palace hotel, San Francisco,
up to the day of meeting. Aug. 3, shall
have immediate attention
Truly your friend, W. T. SHERMAN.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-02

Anyone having business with the ARGUS
office after p. m. (ln the event that the
office is ciosed) will please call at Will
mans s. Galt's news stand in the postofiice
building, who are authorized to transact
business of every nature for the ARGUS.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-02
DOG NOTICE

An ordinance Of this city requires, under pen
sity, all persons owning or keeping dogs within
the city to register the same and pay the taxation
at the Marshal office, on or before the first day
of July. The tax is now Overdue, and / hereby
notify all persons owning or keeping dog OF
dogs, to comply with the ordinance Immediately
or the penalties for negecting to do so will be en-
forced.
L. V. ECKHART, City Marshal.
Rock Island, June u. 1855. 2s-6
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-02
County Building.

TRANSFERS.
30-James REYNOLDS to Elizabeth
Roseman, nj mel nwl sec 10, 16, 5w,
$500
Samuel NJ. Boucy to George Lake, W J
VI nwi sec ~, II. 3w, $500.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-02
barth & Bahcock, Dentists.

No. 1924 Second avenue. Special alten
ton paid to saving tue natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-02

Attorney at law, loaus money on good
security, makes collections. Reference,
Mitchell Il LynJe, bankers, Office in
post Office block
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-02

Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. of
Boston, Mass. organized 1872. Assets
nearly 81 100000 L. w. Hurst. agent
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-02

Justice Halves last evening" held Con,
rad Ward for the burglary of the Mill
store in the sum of $500, and the prison
er went to JaIi in default.
A suit for assault and battery from
South Rock Island came up before Jus
tice Halves this morning, but the respec-
tive attorneys, Messrs. Parmenter and
Hurst, got their heads together and af>
fected settlement, avoiding legal pro-
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-02

You can get cut rates over any railroad
at Blake's ticket office 1908 Second
avenue. div
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-02
Entitled 10 Free Delivery.

Postmaster HAYES has completed his
report for the second quarter of the fiscal
year. 1886. 1t shows the following re
ceipts:
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-02
Attntlon, knights,

St. Paul Lodge No. 1o7, X. of p. meet
in regular convention Friday even
ing at 500, sharp.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-02
Mark Twain.

The American humorst, Mark Twain,
Samuel L. Clemens) and family were
passengers on the War Eagle which went
down this morning They are going fro m
st. Paul to Kcolluk TO visit Mr.. Clcmen' 8
mother there. Twain was in the pilot
house, and seemed to be enjoying the
luxury afforded as a reminder of his
early days, before he gained world re-
nown with his pen, He has changed
greatly of late, his hair and mustache
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-02
= PER CENT MORTGAGES

Dor SAIE.-A NEW HOWE SEW
l. ing machine with all the modern improve
ments Enquire NJ ARGUs office
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-02

EoR SALE, SIXTY LOTS IN MY AID
l. ditlons o the city Of Rock Island Gu four year
" paymeuts with interest at SIX per cent per an
,tnIn Y DAN EN FORT
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-04-07
A Special Mail story

A broker 10 New York told reporter
. story Of the special letter delivery. A
customer Of his at New Haven, writing
him . letter OF importance. had put on
. special ten cent stamp 10 insure quick
delivery, but bad forgotten TO put on
the two cent stamp which is also requir-
ed. Instead OF forwarding tho letter
and collecting the two cents at destina
tion, the postmaster ut New Haven wrote
70 the broker saying that such letter
vas held at New Haven aud would be
forwarded 70 him on receipt Of two cents
TO pay the postage. II was fodr days
after the letter was mailed before u reach
ed its destination. The postmaster had
ppsnt . cent for the Government 10 il-
form the broker Of the mistake. The
broker spent two cents postage 10 send q
two cent stamp TO New Haven aud used
up two cents worth Of stationery. BE-
sides ali the worry and red tape five cents
at least were spent ia collecting the two
cents. and tbs principal fesiure, The
special delivery. was utterly lost sight ci
II would appear 10 be possible for let.
ter thus Improperly mailed 10 be for
wsrded without any nonsense. The fact
that II bears ten cent stamp for special
delivery il evidence that it IL Of sufficient
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-04-07

That appearances arc often dcceisiul'
IL . saying which is occasionally illus
trAted in real life. Whom Maine WAS .
district Of Massachusetts. Ezekiel Whit
man was chosen 10 represent IL In the
the State Legislature. Although one Of the
ablest lawyers Of his time, he took great
pleasure in genuine hard work upon his
farm. aud was known by his nciehbors as
being both independent and eccentric.
On leayiog home TO undertake his pablie
duties be wore plain suit of homespnn,
and as his wife somewhat objected 10 his
appearing in tho city TINS humbly atiired.
he promised 10 order suit as soon as he
should arrive there
On reaching Boston he went at once TO
Doolittles' city tavern, and ~ he entered
the pArlor, overheard q remark from one
OF the company assembled there;
.Ah! here comes countryman Of the
real homespun gepius9 Let's have some
fun.
Whitman stared at the company, and
then seated himself deliberately.
Say. my friend. are you recently from the
country asked ons Of the gentlemen.
Ya'as. answersd Ezekiel, with ludi-
orous tvist OF his countenance.
Tho ladies' Uttered.
And what do yon think oi our cityi
It's pooty thick settled place. anyhow;
got sweepin' sight o houses In II and .
good many people.
Many people whore You came from'
Waal some.
Plenty Of ladies, IsupposeG
YA'as, . fair sprinklin'.
And / suppose you are quite beau
among them.
Ya'as, beau EN- home from meeting
an singin' skewl.
Perhaps the gentleman from the country
will take glass Of wine, suggested one Of
tho auditors.
Thankee; don't keer I ! do.
The wine was brought. Now you must
drink toast, said Whitman's entertainers.
Oh, get eoutl eat toast; never heerd
O. drinkin' It'll But / kin give you senti-
ment.
The ladies' clapped their hands, but
we're completely bewildered when Whit
man rose, and spoke calmly and elo-
quently:
Ladies' and gentlemen: Permit mo ia
wish you health. happiness and oil the
blessings that life can afford. May you
grow wiser and better with advancing
years, bearing in mind the fact that out
ward appearances arc often deceitful. You
mistook me, by my dress, for county
BOBBY, while l, for the same reason, sup
posed you to be ladies sud gentlemen.
He had scarcely finished speaking when
Caleb Strong. Governor Of the State en-.
tered and enquired for Mr.. Whitman.
All, Governor, here ! am. said the
conntryman. l am very glad to see you
Then, turning to the mortified compay
he concluded:
wish you q very good evening.
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value for the porseu 10 whom Il is ad,
dressed 10 pay The missing postage,


You we're At Gettysburg with Hancock,
General rieasantouY said the Pre-. ca,rcs.
pondcnt. wcre you near him when wc
Was wcundedg WAS sbont . hundred
yards distsni, replied the general Before
the nsh,ine began was Al ueneral
Meade's headquarters. and General Han
cock rode over TO invite us 10 partske o
lunch He had placed table in the opsn
field, and upon il sas cold chicken. ham,
army cheese, sandwiches and other cold
victuals that were mighty tempting.
Meade. Humphries. Hancock and six or
eight other officers attacked the lunch,
and had just about flushed Ms the enemy
opened the fight with three guns, Gem
tlemeu. mount and 60 10 your stations,
exclaimed General Meade. We started
for our horses, aud no sooner had we
moved away from the table than Il was
surrounded by crowd Of hungry strag-
glers who began to deyour the remains
Of the repast jumped upon my horse,
and had not gone fifty yards before the
enemy let drive about one hundred sixty
guns. l heard the explosion Of shell
behind me. and. looking back. saw dying
in the air m indiscriminats mass d sAnd-
wichss. ohssse. crackers Aud strAgglers al
mixed up together. A shall bad szplodsd
right on tho tabls from which moment
before we had been eating, and u shae had
been opened with ono hundred sixty guns
instead Of three guns. tho Army Of ths
Potomac would have been deprived Of The
services OF greater number Of general
officers than it could we'll have spared.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-04-07

Last summer when Prof. H.. Of Wash
ington, q gentleman well known to tho
scientific world, returned from Europe
he brought with him camel's-hsir shawl
valued at 5000 a. present for his wife. A
lady friend to whom Mrs. II. exhibited the
gift inquired II there was any mark upon
it by which ii could be distinguished in
case IT was either lost or stolen. Mrs II.
replied that there was not AT her friends
suggestion she marked her initials upon a
narrow piece Of tape and sewed them in
the center OF the shawl. Last week Mrs.
II. attended reception at fashionable
house in the north western part Of WASH
inpton city. Everybody who was sup
posed to bo anybody WAS there. When
Mrs. H., at the conclusion OF the festivi-
ties, loodek for her shawl it could not be
found. She inquired Of the maid in at
tendance, who remarked that lady At
that moment leaving the room had taken
shawl similar to the description given by
Mrs. II. The latter, addressing the de-
parting guest, politely said:
Excuse me, but think You are wearing
my shawl.
You are mistaken, was the freezing re-
ply. / have nothing that does not belong
to me.
A close inspection, however, convinced
Mrs. II. that she was correct in her sur
misses.
You shall not leave this room, said she,
until / have personally satisfied myself
that am in error Then turning to sew.
eral ladies who were watching the pro-
ceedings with astonishment. Mrs. II,
continued.
II one Of you ladies will examine the
under side Of that shawl, you will find
my initials sewed in the centre.
The garment was grasped by two or
three curious hands simultaneously. A
single glance showed the letters ~. J..
H." precisely as Mrs. II. had said.
Meanwhile the aristocratic thief was fee
ing down stairs a. fast ~ shame and
ridicule could drive her. She is the wife
OF an officer in the United States Navy
and descendant Of one VI tho bluest-
blooded families.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-04-07

II is said that the wine cup bad occa-
sionally circulated among the Legislators,
and some have achieved celebrity by this
conyivial disposition. OF one who has
since achieved reputation ~ lawyer, the
following story circulated among bis Leg.
islatiye friends:
He attended ball one evening, and Ia
tho course Of the festivities. hc became
romew hat too joyous. Seeing this. one Of
bis friends approached him and advised
him to seek bis room. aud bed.
The yonng lawyer said nothing. but
with great soIemuity t.ok dollar bill
from his pocket, and thrust IL into ths
hand OF his friend
But don't want money said the gentle
man; merely suggested that you 70 TO
bed.
Take IL, take it, WAS the reply. Ia the
blandest Of tones. I've charged two dol
lars for good deal poorer advice tbsn
that.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-04-07
An Amusing Incident

During the war the "last man" and
"last ditch" we're common phrases, and,
strange as it may seem, they were located
at the end OF The war. On the Fourth OF
July morning, 1866, fifteen months after
Lees surrender, the secretary Of war, who
had planned fishing excursion to the
falls Of the Potomac, received telegram
from the provost-marshal at Richmond,
Va, stating that squad OF confederate
soldiers we're at his Office ready to deliver
up their arms and be amnested Knowing
that joking Of that description would sub
ject the perpetrator to court martial, be
made a bee.Iine for the White House TO
coneult President Johnson, which resulted
in telegram TO provost marshal: "Who
are they and where did they come fromY
The answer was direct to the point: 'Ser-
geant Tweksbury. and q squad from Dis
NAL Swamp. Did not know the war was
over" After good roar Of laughter the
provost marshal was ordered TO receive
their capitulation. Tweksbury. Virgin
ian, ordered couple OF Georgisns to come
forward, give up their shooting irons, and
stick their fists TO the 'docyment," resolv'
ing himself as the last man and old Dismal
swamp the last ditch. Tweksbury's de-
scriptiou Of how he ascertsined the war
was over was amusing. He and his com
psnions had been posted on the edge o.
the swamp to watch the movements Of the
Ysnks from Norfolk, with orders to re-
main until relieved. He never was reliev'
ed, and had subsisted on game and fish
for three years. lie met an old negro who
told him the war had been over about
. year, which tickled him better than u
be had been kicked by . mule, Us be 10
cetiously expressed II.
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-04-07

An excbsngs demands: "How shall We
prevent cider from vorkingf" You might
get Il Government position.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-04-07

How many mills make . ceot, papsf
asked johnnie Crimsonteak just ss he
finished the feat Of seeing how long
be could hold up tbo family cat by the
tail.
Ten, my son, replied the sffectionste
Crimsonbeak from behind bis evening
paper
You must carry lots Of change around
with you, then. sail the Innocent boy.
Why 50. my son?
Because heard mamma say this morn
log that yon spent most Of your money IN
mills
Oh, but Jobnnis. you maks . mistaksI
exclaimed Mrs. Crimsonbeak without stop.
ping her knitting; ! didot mean thst
kiad Of mills meant gia mills.
| see you are building = new house, Mr..
Brown
Yes. yon are right.
Made the money ou. o. whisky. ! sup
posi-
No.
Why. you are liquor dealer; are you
n0tf
Oh, yes; bat the money I'm pultiog In
the house was made out u the water
pat into the vhishy. Every csrt sss
mlde out Of water. sir.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-08-14
An Honest Parsons Fears.
IN. " SunJ

Alfred N. Marcus, Boston diamond
merchant, lost q package of diamonds
worth five thousand dollars in the Tre-
mont House on July 2. The Rev. Q. w.
Scott, of Greenwich, R. l., found the gems
and was, he says, $50 dumbfounded that
he kept them three days" Then he de-
termined to find the owner, but, fearful of
being arrested for theft, advertised under
a false name. Mr.. Marcus went to Green
wich, but, of course, was not able to find
a man bearing the name given. Then he
went to the newspaper office, got the man
uscript Of the advertisement, compared
it with hondwriting in the fremont
House register, and decided that it was
written by Mr.. Scott He communicated
with the clergyman, who at once went to
Boston with the diamonds and turned
them over to Mr. Marcus. Mr.. Marcus
gave the minister and his wife each sill
yer watch and 500.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-08-14
A Georgia woman's Fortune,
IBaltlmora Snn ]

A few years ago.Mrs Rachel Francis Of
Atlanta, Ca, concluded that she could
make money by going into the dairy bust.
ness, and. managing to get few dollars
together, she bought COW and began
busines. 1t was on small scale, but she
prospered, and after time she had bought
dozen or more cows. The work was
done by her. She was up early and late.
Alter milking the cows she would prepare
the milk for market and deliver it to her
customers. In two years after Mrs. Fran
els engaged in the dairy business she was
known by nearly every citizen. She was
strictly business, and went wherever her
business called her, no matter where that
was. Mrs. Francis invested her money as
fest as she made it, and her investments
always proved good ones. Mrs. Francis
died few days ago, leaving an estate
valued at forty thousand dollars, includ-
ing dairy farm of seventy-five acres
well improved and stocked near Atlanta.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-08-14
COMFORTABLE SEATS.
Why Experienced Travellers Prefer the
Middle Seats in Car.


Middle Seats in Car.
A very common theme of converse
ton among travellers is the question of
whether or not car rides easier in the
middle than above the trucks. One of
our railroad contemporaries some time
ago published an article on the subject,
and took the ground that there could be
no difference, unless the s'lls and franz
ing of a car yielded like the blackboard
of wagon. There is certainly no yield
to car sills and framing; yet every old
traveller avoids the seats, and especially
the sleeping berths, above the trucks,
and old travellers generally know what
they are doing. If the party who in
sisted that there could be no difference
in the motion in different parts of the
same car had ever crossed the stormy
ocean in moderately long steamer he
might have received some enlightment,
especially if sea-sickness urged him to
find the point of least motion. 1t is
well-known that there is less motion
amidships than there is at the stem or
stern, and less motion at the bottom of
the vessel than there is on deck. A car
acts in a similar way. Any thing defec-
tive about the track jerks the wheels,
which transmit the irregular motion to
the truck, and that in turn to the body
of the coach.-Railscoy World.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-08-14
Fair Bathers Who Wear STAYS.
TCor. Albany Journal. ]

Bathing dresses this season are worn
shorter in the skirt and with pantalettes
that scarcely show at all. Corsets are
now furnished with every suit, for it is not
an affectation that women adopt when
they say they can not dispense with them.
A corset is even mere of support to a
woman than back of chair to tired
man sitting down. Wearing corsets
weakens the spinal column, so that at last
it takes the place of spine, and the long
sustained demand for corsets in the water
has at last led to their being considered
part of the dress for the bath.