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Year: 1868

The new doctrine Of peace-''There
is but one way to restore the Government
and the Constitution; and that Is for the
President elect to declare the Reconstruc-
ton acts null and void. y Z. P. BLAIR.
Year: 1868

The New York World enquiries why
we have to pay larger aggregate inter
est upon less public debt. than that of
France and England, when we have such
abundant national wealth?


An exchange answers concisely and
correctly: Because during the war the
the credit of the Government Was
constantly decried by Democrats and
thereby the volume of our promises to
pay doubled because of the efforts of the
Democrats during the war, and thereby
increased Its expense, and, since the war
closed, Democrats have threatened re-
pudiation Of part,and in some Instances
The whole of the debt.
Year: 1868

The subscriber, for the past ten years engaged
MS cutter at Mr.. Cones Merchant Tailoring Es-
Enlistment, would inform his friends and the
citizens of Rock Island and vicinity, that he has
opened New Merchant Tailoring Establishment
for the purpose of manufacturing to order first
class fine custom work to those that have been in
the habit of getting their garments cut by us,
while at Mr.. Cones we would extend an invita-
ton to call on US ut our establishment, and
TO those that cannot get suited in Rock Island
aud are in the habit of sending east for their gar
nents we would invite them to call ana give us a
trial, feeling confident that can suit them in
every respect. We have handsome assortment
of fine Cloths, Cassmeres and Vestings, together
with a large variety of splendid French Coatings
and Tri"ots in different shades and coors for fine
business suits. Also fine Beavers in different
eOors, for overcosts,-all of which we will make
to order in the best and most fashionable manner
atlower rates than the same class of goods can be
obtained on either side of the river. Call and
examine our styles, and compare our goods and
prices with those engaged in the same business.


THOMAS MCCULLOUGH,
North side of Third Street, near the Post Office,


Davenport, Iowa.
Formerly cutter at Cones.


N. B. The cutting department is under our
own supervision. nov29dly.
Year: 1868

SALE OF A STEANER.-The steamer Thomss
Collyer has been sold by the Pot om3e Ferry
Company TO parties IN Baltimore al a hand
some figure. and left Alexandria to-day at
twelve O'Clock for that city, where she will be
put In thorough repair and placed on some
regular route not Yet developed. The Collyer
is staunch little craft. and will doubtless
prove a favorite in her new home as she was
in this, where she has so long been familiar
fixture
Year: 1868

4 writer who says his COW gives all
the milk that is wanted in family of
eight persons, and from which was
made two hundred and sixty pounds of
butter last year, gives the following as
his treatment. 1t is cheap and worth
trial; and as many, both of our city
and country readers are interested in
the management Of cows, we give the
plan in the writer's own words. He
says:


Ify you desire to get q large yield of
rich milk, give your COW, three times
a day, water slightly warm, slightly
salted, IN which bran has been stirred
at the rate of one quart to two gallons
of water. Youwill find, if you have
not tried this daily practice, that your
COW will give twenty-five per cent.
more milk Immediately under the eff
feet of it, and she Yill become SO at
tached to the diet as to refuse to drink
clear water unless very thirsty, but
this mess she will drink almost any
time and ask for more. The amount
Of this drink necessary is an ordinary
water pail full each time, morning,
noon and night. Your animal will
then do her best at discunting the
lacteal. Four hundred pounds of but
ter are often obtained from good stock
and instances are mentioned where the
yield was even at higher figure.
Year: 1868

The old saying that cline makes a
rich father and poor son" conveys, we
think, a serious error, though the idea
it is based upon be correct one
This is that lime; while it makes the
soil more productive in crops at first,
will finally leave it barren if its use be
continued; that it will force the ground,
so to speak, to its utmost power of pro-
duction, and finally leave it poWerless
exhausted of the elements of plant
food. This might be, in great mea-
sure, the case, if we assume that every
thing made upon the farm is carried
off from it, as is only possible under
very bad management.
But let it be remembered that In
any proper use of lime, the first effect
is a great increase of grass crops, fill
ing the ground with masses of roots,
estimated sometimes to be equal to the
whole crop above ground. This alone
makes heavy nanuring, and IS so
much added to the lime dressings, and
yielding, on decay, all the elements
which plants need to feed upon.


But then with grass comes grain,
furnishing large quantities of straw,
and corn stalks and blades, giving ma
terial for great quantities of manure,
and with these comes stock to con-
sumo them on the farm More hors-
es,more cattle, more sheep, more hogs
the manure manufacturers of the far
mer-turning all these to the best ac-
count, are, year after year, leaving
great quantities of the best manure
behind when thaH 90 t.A--%"tket: the
/ Uscause containing not one element,
as lime, but all that is needed.


Then, if the farmer be wise enough
to feed away his grain instead of SELL
ing, the manure is the richest and most
valuable, and the soil may be kept at
the maximum of fertility, if well man
aged. This accounts for the answer of
an extensive aud observant Chester
county farmer to the question whether,
after the application of lime for SO long
a period OF years, there had been any
symptoms of decline in the production
Of the land or diminution of the bene.
fit derived from it His answer was de-
cidedly in the negative, for, he said,
those who have lined the most have
been pretty sure to manure the most
Those who have the spirit to improve
freely in one direction are not apt to
stop at that, but use well all the means
at their disposal; they are the best and
most careful farmers and their land is
constantly advancing in productive
ness,-Ameriicon Farmer
Year: 1868

Mr.. Thomas r. Center, of South
Carolina, makes the following sugges>
tions in the Southern Cultivator as to
the time and mode of planting and the
culture Of the melon:


"In February and March break up
the land close and deep, and if an ear
ly crop is desired, cross break and lay
off 10 by 10 or y feet, and dig out
from a foot to IS inches. Fill with
we'll rotted manure, composed of rich
maud, stable, cow pen of fowl~house
and leached ashes, after having we'll
mixed. Plant from three to five seed
in hill if seed are plentiful; plant as
soon as the danger of frost is over
If the ground is in good condition the
seed may be soaked for two or three
days-never soak when the ground is
dry. When the plants are a week old
thin out two and plow and hoe well.
AS soon as the plant shows signs of
running, thin to one; plow and hoe
again and do not interrupt the vines
after they commence running, but
work carefully with hand and hoe
If succession Of melons is desired.
plant the first of May and from the
10Th to the 25th Of June, and be sure
you plant no squash, pumpkin, or other
vines in the same patch if you wish
to reap good seed, etc: 1 believe, for
market, those planted in June will pay
better than the early ones, because
they are generally larger and fewer
persons have them. Many persons
prefer guano and the phosphates of
manure: I believe all the phosphate
manures / have tried are very near a
humbug, but ALLOW others to purchase
foreign mapures when we can make
''good enough" at home. 1t matters
not how poor the land be for melons
sandy, old worn out clay or broken
sedge, l believe the bsst, if one peck
of rotted manure be put to each hill


and distance be given the vines"
Year: 1868

The STORY OF Bill FULLERTON
Bill had inherited a handsome estate
from his father, but having neither in
dustry nor business, he fell into bad
habits, and by life of dissipation and
riotous living had squandered all his
property. For some time he had lived
only On eredit.-One night he was re-
turning home in a condition of intoxi-
cation, when being unable to walk, he
laid down in the gutter and went to
sleep. While in this position a robber
approached him end, prseenting a loa d.
ed pistol at his head, demanded his
money or his life, Bill, partly aroused,
thrust his hand into his pocket, and
said: "My friend, silver and gold have
I none, but I'll give you my note at
sixty days"
Year: 1868

TRUTH IN BRIEF.-Anybody can soil the
reputation OF an individual, however pure
and chaste, by uttering suspicion which
his enemies will believe and his friends never
hear of. A puff Of idle wind can take up
million of the seeds of the thistle, and do a
work of mischief which the husbandman
must labor long and hard to undo, the floating
particles being too tritiing to he seen and
too light to he stopped sach are the seeds
of SANDER, so easily sown, so difficult to be
gathered up, and yet so pernicious in their
fruits They know that many mind will
eat up the plague and become poisoned by
their insinuation, without ever finding or
caring to seek the antidote. No refutation
can refute a sneer, nor any human skill pre-
vent its mischief.
Year: 1868

BEGINNING THE WoRLD.-Many an unwise
parent labOrs hard and lives sparingly all his fc


for the purpose of leaving enough to give his
children start in the world, as it Is called
Setting young ahoat with money left him
by relatives, is like tying badders under one
vino cannot swim; ten chances to one he Will
lose his bladders and go to the bottom. Teach
him to swim and he will not need bladders-
Give your child a sound education, and you have
done enough for him. See to it that his morals
are pure, his mind cultivated, and his whole
nature made subservient to the laws which govern
men, and YOU have given him what will be more
valuable than the wealth OF the Indies. To be
thro wn upon ones own resources is to be cast
in the very lap of fortune, for our faculties then
of which they were previously unacceptable.
Year: 1868

to sell 80 day cash trade.


We want men of experience in the business
and only such as can control good trade To
such men We are willing to propose most liberal
terms as TO pay and means OF increasing trade.
Our House is well and generally known as the
largest and cheapest net cash general notion
establishment in the country, and with our large
stock of goods, and method extensively ad-
vertising our business, we do more than any other
to assist our statesmen to make and hold trade.
Parties making application will be particular
to state the locality, and actual amount OF trade
they can control, having the facilities of large
stock to sell from.


Engagements will be made for any time after
July 1st, 1868. We will consider all COMMUNE
cations strictly confidential. Address


NOTIONS,


Box 1915, Philadelp la, Pa.
June Is, 1865. 144-6t
Year: 1868

Resolved, That the Republican party of North.
Carolina, on the subject of confscation and all
other matters appcrtaning to Reconstruction,
will faithfully adhere to, and abide by, the Re
construction plan and measures of Congress:


hesolged, That this Convention of Repubicans
achievements ofGen. Sheridan, of the armies OF
the United States, and beholding with admiration
his just and uninchng administration OF affairs in
their gratitude towards this gallant soldier, and
their hearty disapproval of his recent removal by
the President.


mander be respectfully requested to order an
election in this State early day, and that he
also order the assembling of the Constitutional
Convention as soon thereafter as may be conVe-


Resolved, That the Republican party of North
Carolina hereby pledges itself to the speedy con-
struction of the Central Railroad west to Duck
Year: 1868

The Cincinnati Commercial of Monday says ::
SIN March last We had occasion to chronicle
tectiye f. l.. Quinton, of Charles Ulrich, one
OF the most prominent counterfeiters of the
United States, and, from the fact of being a
very accomplished engraver, the most
dangerous of all Of them. He was ar
rested in company with another man and
woman, and in his possession was found
the five hundred dollar National Bank
plate, the back of which he had finished and
upon the face OF which he was then engaged
He had already engraved the counterfeit S1OO
plates on the national banks for New York.
Boston, and Cincinnati. From this point Ul-
rich was taken TO New York, and thence to the
brooklyn Jail, as he was wanted in the East
He managed TO break out of tnat Jail and to
escape to Canada early in June. As he was too
dangerous man to be allowed his liberty, if
that could possibly be avoided, Chief Wood, of
Washington, and Detective Quinton exerted
themselves 10 recapture him. After a long
chase they finally captured him at the Rosin
House, in Toronto. Canada West, and imme-
diately took steps to bring him back to the
United States.


''They experienced many difficulties in this,
the prisoner having smart lawyer to defend
MS case; and finally. after giving in all their
testimony, they were compelled to return with
out him, final decision in the case having been
deferred In the latter part of October, Ulrich
managed 10 break Jail again, at Toronto, and to
successfully evade pursuit. Detective Quinton,
determined to secure HIM to bring him to Justice
II that were possible, Immediately commenced
work again In an effort TO obtain track of
him. In this effort he succeeded about a month
ago. He started out then on his third chase
after the man, and made the round of Eastern
and Western cities, without coming upon him
n lew DAYS since, however, he ascertained that
bis game would be in this CITY In a short time
ana ne Immediately made preparations to nut
the collar on the fugitive scoinaker' In this
ne nnalIy succeeded last evening, at the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton depot. where he
found Ulrich preparing to leave the CITY. Ul
rich surrendered quietly"
Year: 1868

A STRANGE CAsE.-The New York Tribune
says: 1 nat justice follows strange courses some.
umes we have remarkable proof in the seq uel
TO criminal trial which lately created a great
deal OF excitement In England Our readers NAV
remember the case OF a man named Watkins


VINO, having a quarrel with his swecthea:
stabbed her in thirteen places, and left her for
oead IN the fields. She lay all night in the
open ar, but finally recovered, and when the
leilow's trial was about coming on, she for.
Ieited the recogniZances she had given as a
witness, ana LEFT the country in the hope
that through her absence he might get
on. 1t Is satisfaction to know, however,
that ne was sentenced TO twenty years penal
servitude. Now the poor girl comes back. is
arrested for the amount Of her bond, which
neither she nor her father has any means to
pay, and the other day applied to the bankrupt
court Tor relief. II she had been a reckless
trades W oman who had squandered the prop
cry OF her creditors, she might have got dis
chargej but being only an unfortunate girl who
loved the man that tried to murder her better
tnan herself, she was remanded to Jail; the
bankrupt act could not help her. Surely, the
enforcing of this debt to the crown IS straining
the law to the point OF injustice There are
own violation
Year: 1868

RAILROAD PRECAUTIONs.-Dn one hundred
and forty -four miles of the Hudson River rail.
road there are one hundred and forty.seyen
naPmen and signalmen, whose sole duty it is
klAd to render travel dangerous" and display
signals OF safety or danger to every passing
tram. After the passage of each train by day
ahd nlgnt, men walk every rod of the track in
specting every rail, chain, and tie, and inform


ing the signalmen if there be any necessity for
stopping the next train
Year: 1868

RECEPTION OF CHIEF JUSTICE CHAsK-The
reception of Chief Justice Chase and his
daughter, Miss Nettie Chase, last evening, was
attended by many distinguished persons, and
the large parlors were crowded until a late
hour. The Chief Justice and his accomplished
daughter extended kind welcome to all. Mrs
Senator Sprague is now absent in New York,
but will return TO Washington in the course of
a few days.
Year: 1868

The Academy of Music, at New Or
leans, is running in opposition to the
Charcoal Convention at the Mechanics
Institute. The daily proceedings of the
Convention are nightly produced at the
Academy in play entitled "The Black
and Tan Convention" 1t certainly
must be highly colored affair-and, OF
course, without the extra scout.
Year: 1868

A young mnn IN Dent county was en-.
gagged to bo ma ricd to handsome young
lady on Sunday lust. Now it so hap.
pened that Jack and the handsome young
lady in question lived on opposite sides
Of the uncertain stream call Dry Fork.
1t happened, also. that on Saturday night
it ruined, and Sunday morning found Dry
Fork up booming The handsome girl
on one side was in peck Of Rdgets lest
Jack Blank on the other side would not
be allie to make the ripple" But Jack
was brave fellow and was bent on get.
ting married. He accordingly mounted
aud set out for the house Of his intended
Arriving at tho creek and finding it pas,
iording he followed up its bank until he
reached . point above the confluence ol
the three forming the main stream of Dry
Fork hoping to cross these without swim
ming. But his trouble did not savc him
from o ducking. On the contrary, it
increased his misfortune to the extent O
two extra duckings, as instead of one, iis
had tdree creeks to cross, all up swim
ming lie plunged in and swan then
through like man, and We are happy I,
say, arrived just 10 time to be married q
the appointed time.
Year: 1868

THEFT OF A GRAvE-Iu the forenoon Of
Sunday colored man had gone to the old
cemetery at Macon, Ga, and dug grave tor
his child, which had died the night before, and
after digging it he went home for the corpse;
but on his return to the grave he had prepared,
he was surprised to find it filled up, and
grave shaped mound over the spot where he
intended to bury his child. Believing that
some heartless person or mischievOus boys had
filed the grave in his absence to annoy him,
he Immediately set about throwing out the dirt
and preparing it second time. When he
got as low as the boards which are usually used
to cover the coffin, and had removed one OF
them, he found to his borrow and astOniShment
that it contained new coffin, and that the
grave of his child had actually been stolen in
his absence. The coffin contained the body
of coored child, which had apparently died
the night before. tie removed the strange
corpse to the corner of fence near by, and
buried his own child in the grave prepared
and recovered from some wretch, who was too
lazy to dig grave for his dead baby, when ne
could steal one conveniently.
Year: 1868

PErRIFACroN.-Th Lewistown PA True
Democrat:says: Items appear from time to time
of cases of the bodies Of persons who have been
long dead andburied, ,on being raised for removal
and reinterment found to be in a state OF petrl-
Aaction-or as the word means, turned to
stone-and in perfect preservation. Such was
the case in the instance of the removal OF the
body of child from the Presbyterian Cemetery
of this place few days ago, after repoSe OF
thirteen years, The entire upper portion OF
the body from the little thighs had returned to
dust" nothing remaining to indicate the form
of a human being, whilst from the thig ghs
downward was the most perfect model of the
plump, beautifully rounded limos of babe
everything delineated to perfection-p perfect as
in life-yet solid and white as Parian marble;
even the little shoes preserved upon Its feet as
at the closing Of the little coffin, thirteen years
age.
Year: 1868

necessary requisites to promote connubial hap
pinoss Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage; the
prosp5 ct hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair and filed With
the melancholy reflection that the happiness g.
another becomes bighted with your own ...'
Year: 1868

MARSHAL MCLAu0HLIN has adopted Z
good idea in making polics criminals work
out the fines which they can't pay, by la
Dor on the streets. Rock Island Union.


Why canno. the same thing be done in
this city. We believe there is State Law
giving cities that power. 1t would very
materially improve the morals of set o
lazy scamps about the city, and tho city
can surely find work for them.
Year: 1868

Doos.-Davsnport has few Of these an.
imals, and ~ warm weather is fast approach
ing, the city marshal should enforce the or.
dinance in reference to them before any
serious accident occur from their running
at large. A friend Of ours living on the
bluff, and who BY the way is new GOMEZ
in Davenport, astonishsd himself yester
day noon, BY counting 62 Of these little
pets in walking from his residence down
Brady to his office.
Year: 1868

EDITORS LEDGER: tits not my purpose
to enter into the discussion of the pro-
priety Of the ritualistic services observed
at this church, nor in the slightest degree
to take sides in the, controversy which
seems likely to grow mp between the rev.
erend gentleman and his clerical breth-
rem. But, judging from the correspond
I ence which appeared in city paper
few mornings since, between Mr.. Rogers
and Bishop Quintard, l think point is
likely to be carried which interests the
whole community, and upon which any
citizen has right to be heard. / sllude
to the non consent of the resident Epis-
copal clergy to the establishment of the
church in this department of their eccle-
siastical jurisdiction.


1t surely cannot be the purpose of these
gentlemen to shut out investigation, and
to deny to the people of Memphis the
privilege of hearing and judging for
themselves. Such an arbitrary step could
not fail to provoke unkind and injurious
criticism; nor would it fail to present the
church authorities in rather an odious
light. Better learn at once that the day
has passed for controlling and. cramping
free inquiry after truth by ecclesiastical
interdicts. If the gentleman's enterprise
is worthy and com mmendable, let him have
full leave to represent it to the public; if
visionary and impracticsble, it will soon
die out Don't undertake to put bride
in the mouths of teachers, or plug up and
stop the ears of listeners. He that is not
against US is for us; and if we see one
casting out devils in the name of our
common Master, let us not forbid him
because he followeth not with US. The
failure to observe this rule, in the opinion
of many learned men, worked no small
mischiefto the English Church something
over hundred years since, and which
she feels sensibly to this day. Had she
found place in her confidence for John
Wesley-called him up and blessed him
and sent him forth among the poor to
preach salvation by faith, under her
anction-instead of dividing her rank
and file, he would have added largely to
the numbers of her devoted children, and
would have so enshrined that noble old
church in the hearts and affections of the
people that she would have been greatly
strengthened and much scandal avoided.
Church interdicts can't stop error nor
promote thruth. W.
Year: 1868

Martin F. Conway says he is going to
take the stump in the present campaign.
but declares himself for Grant and Col
fax. He closes his letter as follows
awe have had war enough. l prefer,
peace, and am willing to take it on the
basis of existing facts. We are lucky
enough now Gas we were az the end of our
great revolution) 20 have at the head Of
the army man who, though coming oua
conqueror from great war, sighs for
reace-a simple and virtuous citizen,
whose ambition is to settle The affairs Of
his country on a just basis, and then.
when his term of Office is finished, to re-
turn to private life. 1t seems to me that
we should DO content to rest whore We
are, without specializing upon the results,
Of another war"