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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-05
Excitement Over an Oil Discov.rx

WHEELING, W. Va, Jan. 5.-There is
great deal of excitement in the vicinity of
Eureka, Peasants county. through the dis
covery of l0O-barrel oil we'll. 1t is ex.
pected that large extent of valuable ter.
ritory Will be opened, in consequence of the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-05
THE MARKETS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Jan. ..
Quotations on the board of trade to-day were
as follows: Wheat-No. , January, opened 81 %
closed 99a4; May. opened SL05ss closed Sl047s;
July, opened and closed 96c Corn--No 2
January. opened 33lsc closed 33Il: February
opened 3liic, closed 34Isc; May opened $3.50
closed SdS4c Oats-No. January, opened
aud closed 24s4c; May, opened 2s1sc closed
esc Pork-January, opened s1s5O closed
sl2-15; February, opened and closed $500; Nav
opened $500, closed Sl3.a0. Lard-Jauuary
opened S5.So, closed S7.S5Is.
Prices at the Union stock yards: H gs-Mar-
ket opened moderately active with light grades
steady, aud heavy and mixed lots sc lower:
light grades S5to65.e5; rough pac. ing 81 90 a
500; mixed lots. S4.95@5. 70: heavy packing and
shipping lots, S5o0950 Cattle-Strong;
beeves 81 oo&4.90; bulk, S3s5Q40); cows,
81 iOg3.00; stockers and feeders, 81 lO0 50
Sheep-firmer; muttons, SSooG4s; west
ern corn-fed S3.9oG 465; lambs. Si.50G6O0
Produce Butter-Fancy Elgin creamery. asd
soc per 10; fancy dairy, la aic; packing stock.
l5G l6c. Eggs Strictly fresh laid. lsd l9c: ice
house stock, l5Gl6c Dressed poultry-Chick-
ems, "a &c per 10; turkeys, l06L11lsc ducks. On
lOc; geese s55oG7O per doz. Potatoes-Choice
Burbanks, 20 G32c per bu; Beauty of He ron. soc:
Early Rose, 25G BE; sweet potatoes, 81. z56Ie 90
per bbL Apples-Choice Michigan, S1a5G IS
per biol. Cranberr:es-S7 0ea7 80 per Dbl
New York
NEW YoR& Jan 4
Wheat-lrTeguiar; No l red state 81. lI6: No.
do, 81 0!l2 No. > red winter January. SIouiS:
do February, SlGs. Coru-Quiet; No. , mixed
cash, 46l2c' do January, 4514c do February. I5Isc
oats-Steady; No. white ssate SOC: No = do
3ll4c; No mixed January. 3lssc; do February,
&c Rye-Dull. Barley Nominal Pork-DulI:
mess, SI4.015G14 - Iard-Oujet: January
$50: February SIS
Live stock Cattle-Market firm aud higher:
native steerS, S375G500: bulls and dry cows.
s1So0275. Sheep and lambs-Firm for both
sheep aud lambs; ordinary to prime sheep. LOO
G5}O y 100 lbs; ordinary to good lambs, Sc con
80 Hogs-Nominany steady; live hogs, So 4oG
so
ROCK ISLAND
oate-New e5G2s
aay-Cpland prairie, s4a6s
Hay-Timotny-new S70s 90.
Hay-Wild, S5;oO1Sso.
Rye-5Oc.
Corn 2262a
Corn-New, 10000.
totatoes-25Gl35c
Turnipe-I5c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-05
A Life Sentence for Robbery

AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. Stevens and
Campbell, on trial in the municipal court for
the robbery of Mr.. Frost, of Winthrop, were
convicted Thursday. and sentenced to state
prison for life. Neither would take the wit
ness stand
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31
ShOrt-Sighted Economy.

The last Democratic House crippled
more than one arm of the public serv-
ice in its demagogical attempt to make
record. Although the Treasury was
grooming with surplus according to
Democratic authority, the Democratic
House withheld and cut down needed
appropriations simply to make an APP
parent showing of great carefulness
and economy.
One of the places in which this pol
icy of penny wise and pound foolish
hurts is the quarantine service. An
appropriation for keeping up the serv-
ice through the whole year was in
serted in the appropriation bill by the
Senate and rejected by the House.
This will compel the Government to
discontinue the quarantine service after
Oct. /.
In speaking of the serious injury to
the public service which will result.
Surgeon General Hamilton says: ut
will be a great injury to the service, as
it will make it necessary to discharge
the competent men who have been
educated to their duties. When their
services are wanted at the beginning
of another session it is very probable
most of them will have secured en-
ployment elsewhere and that their SER
vices cannot be secured. An efficient
quarantine inspector. who will not run
at the first report of case of yellow
fever, cannot always be found. We
have educated an efficient corps of
quarantine inspectors in districts where
this disease generally makes its first
appearance, but it will now be neces-
sary to discharge about 100 men,"
1t will be cause for congratulation
when the Republicans have control of
the House, that this pohcy of withhold
ing necessary appropriations in order
to make political capital will come to
an end. A proper economy In the ex-
penditure of public money ought always
to be exercised But it is false econo-
my that allows any great public inter
est to suffer for money that might
properly be expended, and would be.
if men were honest with the public. -
q ErcLn7l0p
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31
Value OF Eggs rs Food.

Eggs are most invaluable food, foI
they contain all that is required FOR
building up and maintaining the body.
The white of an egg is almost pure
albumen and water. while the yelk, the
richer part, consists of albumen with
minute particles of oil in it, and small
amount of salts. Albumen, which is
5i3 carbon, II hydrogen, 1913 nitio-
gen, 2l.0 oxygen and Is sulphur, ex-
lists in the blood in the proportion of
seyenty-fiye parts to 1,00O, in less
quantities in the lymph and chyle,
juices formed In the process of digestion.
and in trifiing amounts in other juices
of the body. To supply this albumen
In the body 1t is necessary TO use ali
ments that contain j.. That group OF
foods, of which eggs are the foremost,
are called albuminoids. The charac.
teristic common to all is that they con-
tain nitrogen, an important element in
the body. Eggs, which are easy Ct
digestion, both when raw and properly
cooked, are never too co stly a food pr
sc. The pure nutriment in them is
one-third of their entire bulk. while
that in beef is only one-quarter, and
that of oysters one-eighth their respec-
tive bulks. So that, with eggs at
twenty-five cents dozen, round steak
at sixteen cents and mutton chops at
twenty cents a pound, both food and
money are saved by eating the eggs
Good HoaJsekeeping.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31

was tho proof of fraud. In the North
such wholesale indictments for cleo
ton frauds would arouse public ex-
element and indignation, but in Mem
phis the Democratic papers have
passed the matter with bare mention
as to technical violation of election
laws" and the remark that none Of
the charges are serious"
That the charges are serious is con-
clusively shown 10y the election returns
themselves, which prove that by out
rageous fraud Republican Congress
sional district in Tennessee was made
to go Democratic by 5000 majority.
Ballot-boxes were stolen and stuffed,
poll-books written to order, triple bal
lots cast, and prisoners in the Jail ut
Memphis were used as repeaters, some
of them voting as many as half dozen
times. The following comparison OF
election returns will show the extent
of the work accomplished in making a
Republican Congressional district
Democratic by 5000 majority:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31

quality Of the freedmen and the man ne
chose to organize them into an army is
matter OF history.
other officers. high in rank. did not
agree with Grant on this question. being
free in asserting their belief that "Sambo"
could not be- trans ormed into soldier un-
der from one TO two years drilling. and
even then he would be OF doubtful quality.
But Gen. Chetlain's belief in the capacity
OF the negro conceded with that OF Grants,
and he at once entered heartily upon the
work Of recruiting. At the end otIIeight
months he had i'm his command seventeen
full regiments of infantry. two regiments of
heavy and two companies OF light artillery.
These and all subsequent colored troops
were officered by white men from the Union
army. chosen by examining boards. COM
posed usually OF seven army officers.
before whom candidates had TO present
themselves properly vouched for IA to good
moral character and soldierly qualities.
After rigid examination, the board would
give them such rank as their merits de-
served.
Under this merit system it frequently
happened that "a private from the ranks
would receive "A commission as Captain or
Major. while some Lieutenant who owed
his present position 10 n political pull. was
rejected. Hence the coored troops were.
"a a rule. better of1icered than the majority
OF white volunteers. and any Union veteran
who was an officer OF colored troops during
the war may Justly feel proud OF the fact.
for il is proof positive that he possessed
merit as a soldier. and did not in any way
owe his position 10 favoritism.
In June. 1864. central and eastern Ken
lucky was adde TO General Chetlains field
OF operations. with headquarters at Louis
vile. Great opposition at once sprung up
in Kentucky against the Governments put
ting the blacks of that tate in the army.
The people OF the State considered 10 an
UNIV arrHrtablo proceeding on the part of
the Government and flag ant disregard
OF States lights. 80 d,ar TO their hearts.
"A Kentucky. bein neutral ground. was
not directly included in the emancipation
rights not 20 be endured. SO bitter was
the feeling aga INST the movement and
those engaged in IT. that IL was reported
the Knights Of the Golden Circle had unde
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31
Some Reckless Estimates.

When Democrats undertake TO Jug
gle with fiscal figures for free-trade
purposes, they prove to be very poor
mathematicians. Secretary Fairchild
was an instance of this kind when he
tried to serve Mr.. Cleveland's purpose
in the matter of estimates on the prob
able revenue of the Government He
reported to the President that tthe re-
ceipts from the tariff for the last year
would be 1928, 900, 900, and from the
internal revenue taxes Sl20, 900, 900.
That afforded the administration a
chance to utter another blast at the
surplus and the protection system,
which was held to be responsible for it.
But the receipts for the fiscal year
ending June 30 are now In and counted,
and they do not sustain Secretary
Fairchild's estimates very well. His
prediction as to the receipts from the
custom-houses was over three million
dollars too large, and his prediction as
to the receipts from the internal rev.
enue system was nearly twelve mill
ions too low, He In common with
other Democrats was interested In
leaving undisturbed the internal rev.
enue taxes, while clamoring for re-
duction in the tariff. So the probable
receipts from the tariff were magni-
fed, and the probable income from the
internal revenue taxes was minifed.
Getting right down to the facts in
the case, the internal revenue system
is swelling the surplus faster than the
tariff system. Yet the Democrats
make war on one and defend the other,
all in the name of reducing the sur
plus. -Des Moines Register.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31
CONTEMPLATION the assas sinatlop o. ceneraI

contemplation the assassination OF General
Chetlain.
large delegation OF prominent Kentuck-
ians hastened to Washington. and. with the
members OF Congress from that State.
waited upon. or. rather. rushed upon. Pres
ident Lincoln with such AN array OF APP
peals. protests and pleadings as To induce
him TO rescind the order for enllstng col
ored troops in their domain.
General Chetlain thereupon returned 10
his former post. at Memphis. and contin-
ued operations In Tennessee and Western
Kentucky.
Wherever the colored troops were tested
In battle they wore found TO be at least up
To the average az to efficiency and bravery,
and. in not lew instances. proved
themselves second 10 none. One
OF many instances I'm proof of this
was shown at the battle of Nashville.
command OF Col. 7. j. Morgan. who for
several years after the war was "a professor
In the Baptist Theological Seminary at
Morgan Park. near Chicago. held the eN-
treme left OF the Union lines. forming "a
part of General Steedman's command. and
had the honor OF charging the enemys
earthworks and capturing them. with
several pieces OF artillery. meeting with
great loss to themselves in killed and
wounded.
In this charge one regiment lost no less
than four color bearers; one after another
of the color guard CALAMITY snatched up the
flag when his predecessor fell. the fourth
man falling mortally wounded as he plante'
the colors on the'enemy's works. After th
feat Gen. Steedman. who had been skep-
teal as 10 the fighting qualities OF the black
men. was free TO confess that he regarded
them as brave and efficient in battle as the
average white troops.
IL will be remembered that the coored
regiment raised In Illinois In 1868 and COM
manded by Colonel Bross did some gallant
work ut Petersburg when the mines were
exploded. ut which time Colonel Bross was
killed while calamity leading the regiment
The negro soldier had one popularity,
differing from his white brother in that he
seldom, Ii ever. when routed by the enemy.
threw away gun or knapsack in his retreat.
In the retreat after the battle OF GuntOwn.
in The summer of 1864. when Forrest COM
Sturgis. who reiterated pell- neil In sadly
demoralized condition TO Memphis. sixty
miles away. the white soldiers threw away
guns and knapsacks, while the darky
invariably chung TO his. In fact, not "A
few of them came into Memphis ear
ryinG two guns each. One OF these,
when accosted by an officer as TO how he
came by two guns. answered. Why. boss.
done foun' dis odder gun 'longside de road,
an, seem it's n good gun, tInks Is done
bring IL long. so IL don't done gone an be
lost"
Wherever the colored troops were en-
ployed i'm forts where heavy artillery was
used. Guarding supply depots. and doing
other duty along the coast OF defense they
We're found TO perform their duties mos
efficiently.
In the autumn OF 1864 General Lorenzo
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GEN. A. l.. CHETLAIN. trict, raised a full
regiment of freedmen, they being the ilrst
colorsd troops put in service north OF New
Orleans.
In December. 1863. General Chetlain was
commissioned Brgadier General ana or
dered TO report TO General Grant. at Nash
Vile. Tor assignment TO duty. Hepalrlng 10
Nashville, he was informed by General
Grant that he had II large and important
work 10 TO done in Tennessee ana western
Kentucky, in the way OF raising colored
troops. which he wished him to superin-
tend. as he believed him well qualified Tor
the task OF enlisting and organizing the
freedmen into an available and efficient BODY
of soldiers.
1t may be stated that Generals Grant and
Chetiain were well acquainted. they both
having lived at Galena prior to the war.
and. together with General Rawlins AMI
others who aiterward won lame IN the
army, raised the first company OF voiun-
teerS sent 10 the war from that re g ION. and
which General Chetlain had the honor OF
commanding, General Grant, TO whom the
honor was first rendered. having declined.
General Cbetlain was informed 10y Gen
eral Grant that the policy OF putting col
ored troops in the service was not popular
among army officers, and if he did not feel
ike assuming the responsibility OF the
work. he cid not want him 10 take hold OF
il: that it was "A task he felt delicacy In
ordering him TO.
Being assured by General Chetlain that
he was there TO obey orders. and that he
need feel no delicacy in assigning him TO
any required duty. General Grant contn-
ued that he believed he (Chetlain) could
make "A success OF the work. and IL he did,
II would be greatly TO his credit; that he
believed the black men OF the South would
make good soldiers if properly handled;
that they would naturally lean on their
officers much more than the white man
and. il given good officers. there would be
little difficulty in transforming them into
soldiers, in "a reasonable length OF time.
that would be a credit to the army OF the
Union.
How we'll Gen. Grant had gagged the
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1t was certainly an extraordinary
circumstance if votes were cast alpha
betically in "blocks of five" in the man
ner this unique poll-book would indi-
cate. The evidence of fraud is unmis
taxable and cannot be disregarded by
any honest jury.
Shortly before the November cleo
ton it was thought likely the Repub-
leans would carry Tennessee owing to
great gains in the eastern part of the
State. The Bourbons were thoroughly
alarmed and determined to get rid of
the big Republican vote in the Tenth
District in the western part of the
State, and the facts now disclosed
show how well they succeeded in the
attempt. In one particular the con-
spirators miscalculated. The had be-
lieved firmly Cleveland would be re-
elected and Democratic Marshal and
United States District Attorney con-
tinued in office, and that they need
fear no interference from the Federal
courts. Owing to this belief election
frauds were perpetrated. with unusual
boldness and carelessness; but the con-
spirators now find they must face Re-
publican officials in the Federal courts.
Furthermore, the counted-out Repub-
lican candidate for Congress in the
Tenth District is eontesting the cleo
ton and vigorously at work collecting
proofs of fraud. The prospects are
that large number of the election
swindlers in the Tenth District in
Tennessee will receive punishment,
little anticipated when they carried on
their carnival of fraud last November.
| Chicago Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31

Two weeks ago the Federal Grand
Jury for the Western District of Ten
nessee brought in seventy-three in
dictments against $50 persons for
crimes against the suffrage committed
in the Tenth Congressional District
at the Presidential election last No
vember. The Grand Jury which took
this action was made up of nine Demo
Gratis and fourteen Republicans, of
whom nine were colored. IL is said,
however, that in many cases the nine
Democrats were constrained to vote
solidly for the indictments, 50 strong
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31

THE newest rival TO the electric light
is zirconia, the oxide of zircantum, a
metal found in North Carolina. Over a
burner is fitted q glass chimney in which
is suspended hollow cotton wick satu-
rated with zirconia in the form of a
white powder. When the gas is turned
on and q match is applied the wick is
Immediately consumed, but the zir-
coma remains as a thin. delicate,
snow-white hollow column, which heats
white hot and CLOVIS like an electric
light, and seems almost to last forever
il il does not get broken.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31

under President Lincoln. This was In lS6'.
and the question was considered oy the
President and Cabinet. resulting IN It's re-
lection. President Lincoln did not think
the scheme good policy. although person
ally in favor of il. for the reason that u
would antagonize a large element In the
army and throughout the North who al
though in favor OF pushing the war ana
saving the Union. would bitterly. oppose
making soldiers of the negro. as they con-
sidered II a white mans war exclusively. In
which the colored man must have no say.
The Presidents view OF the matter was
shared by n majority OF the CABINET anu
the subject was kept in allegiance until
after the PRONUNCIATION OF the emancipation
proclamation. when IL was lrought Tor
ward and adopted.
Secretary OF War Stanton. who had sue
ceeded Cameron, was as heartily in favor
of the move as the President himself, ana
lost no time in beginning active operations
by placing General Lorenzo Thomas,
Adjutant General of the United States
army. in charge of the work.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31

A RAT story comes from St Louis
which has no moral at ALL but is mos,
astonishing. A policeman, having
nothing else to do, watched the man
euvers of gray old rat in an alley.
Emerging from hole she moved eau
tiously to a pan of water standing near
Presently five young ones rushed out
and raced to see which would reach the
water first. The mother rat seemed
much alarmed, and, with bound
reached the edge of the pan, raised her
self on her launches, and bit and
scratched, and otherwise chastised her
offspring whenever they attempted TO
drink. After she had succeeded in
chasing the young ones back into their
hole, she wet her wbiskers in the water,
looked rather suspiciously about, and
slipped the water very cautiously. as if
to learn whether or not il contained
poisonous matter. Then, after a sat
isfied glance around, she gave squeak,
and the five young rats came running
out, and all drank their fill.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31
Notable Events.

First jury $40.
Pins made 1450.
Needles used 1545.
First cast-iron 1904.
Matches made 1929.
Surnnmes used 1852.
First newspaper 1894.
Coal used as fuel 1874.
Lead pencils used 1894.
Window glass used 694.
First gold coin Il. c.. 20G.
Tobacco introduced 1888.
First steam railroad 1890.
First postage stamp 1880.
Kerosene introduced 1926.
First Illuminating gas 1872.
Electric light invented 1874.
Iron found in America 1916.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31

Ihomas reported that there were on tho
rolls and III for duty l79OOO colored troops
in the service. This would make an az
gregate in round numbers OF 20O.O0O en-
| sted men. no mean army OF itself. and OF
which the colored men OF the United States
may Justly feel proud.
General Chetlain was brcveted Major
General for his services IN the raising OF
this army. and General Lorenzo Thomas.
in his report 10 the War Department I'm
1865. paid him a high compliment for the
manner in which lie had carried out his
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31
CONGRESSIONAL RETURNS.
Take, also, the figures in the Tenth
Congressional District

Totals LII Iy II,13O l3,iI5 I,2II
In many places the Republicans
voted coupon ballots for protection,
but in nearly every instance the re-
turns gave them only from one-half to
three-fourths of the votes they can
prove by the stubs they were entitled
to. One of the curiosities of the inves-
tigation is poll-book which ran regu-
larly up to 1900 votes, the full poll of
the precinct, and then continued as
follows:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31

A MAN in Southern Missouri has been
arrested for opening a letter addressed
to his wife. This is one of the disad-
vantages of civilization. Ii is not long
since the South Missourians first be-
gan TO receive letters - Minneapolis
Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31

Minister Well, my son. suppose
when you become man you will be a
minister or a lawyer"
Young America Not muchee /
won't: who ever heard of minister or
lawyer gettin' three column notices in
the newspapers when they WIS goin' t
preach r make speech? You bet yer
life I'm goin' t be prize fighter an
get lots Of fame
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31

This was early In
1868. and in tn o
spring Of that year
General A. l.. Chef
lain. now "A we'll
known resident OF
Chicago. then in
command o I { h o
pc st at Corinth.
acting under / n :
structions IRON Gen.
q. NJ. Dodge. COM
handing tn o d s.
sll
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31

Kindly disposed lady-"For shame !
don't you little boys know it is british
to fght?"
Combatant-"O, come off what yer
givin' us anyway? Dye think T it
wus british the newspapers wud be a
givin' Sullivan an Kilrain SIGH big
puffs all tn time"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-07-31

THE PART PLAYED by THE NEGRO
IN THE CIVIL WAR.

simon Cameron Was the First To Suggest
His Enlistment General Chctlaiu Or
ganixed the First Black Brigades-Oyer
100000 Entered the Ranks, and They
Made Average Good SO diers.