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Year: 1868

The subscriber, for the past ten years engaged
IS cutter at Mr.. Cones Merchant Tailoring Es-
Establishment, would inform his friends and the
citixens Of Rock Island and vicinity, that he has
opened New Merchant Tailoring Establishment
for the purpose of manufacturing 20 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-
tion TO call on at new establishment, and
to those that cannot get suited in Rock Island
and in the habit of sending east for their gar
nents we would invite them TO call and give Us q
trial, feeling confident that we can suit them in
every respect. We have handsome assortment
of fine Cloths, Cassimeres and Vestings, together
with a large variety of splendid French Coatings
and Trieots in different shades and colors for fine
business suits. Also fine Beavers in different
colors for overcoats,-sll of which we will make
20 order In the best and most fashionable manner
stlower 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 outing department is under our
own supervision. -.s-. nov2sdly.
Year: 1868

ed again in the likeness OF Miss North
am, arrayed as to her person in the cool
est and freshest of morning-dresses, and
as to her spirit in the calm consciousness
of her last victory over Dewitt, whom
she had reduced the night before to a
state bordering on idiocy.


She listened to Nettie's triumphal re-
lation with the quiet dignity of recog-
nized superiority, and advised her to
continue in the same course. And that
Nettie might have every advantage of
position, she invited her to tea, the low
ers to come in during the evening, after
they had been sufficiently talked over by
their respective owners.


Whether Miss Sophy's interest in this
little affair arose from the fact that her
genius for hirsatian was so great that her
own province was too small for her am
bition and she sighed for new worlds to
conquer, or whether she had "that sort
of itch for settling other peoples desti-
HES" which Charles Reade-say is one
of the commonest forms of sanctioned
lunacy, or whether she had really work
ed herself up into the belief that she
was female missionary and doing a
vast deal of good, l cannot undertake to
say leave it to the readers of the
STATESMAN to determine.


But Sophy Northam, clever as she
was, had made one little mistake. She
had prescribed one of Morton De Wits
doses for the inner system of John Mar
shall. To be sure, as this brilliant STRAIT.
egist argued, all men are alike, especial.
ly when they are in love; but still, in
every human machine, like every patent
lock, there are sundry out-of-the-way
twists and turns which make it little
different from every other machine, and
make it rather more complicated and
difficult to manage.
Year: 1868

Mr.. Houston, the agent of the Associated
Press, Informed US early last evening that
the wires were all down, and that the regu-
lar associated Press Dispatches would not be
received. The severity of the storm yester-
day, which must have extended consider
able distance, deprives our readers of theiE
usual kilograms from all parts Of the WORLD
and this will probably remind them that
there was time when all the news was
transmitted by mail, and that their disap-
pointment at the failure of the mails was -
great as it is now when the wires suspend
their activity.
Year: 1868

In your issue of Saturday you uninten-
tionally omitted to mention the First Ward
club among those which passed your Office
and cheered. The Second and Fist Ward
clubs were united, headed by a Transparency
of the Second Ward. Permit me to state
that if all the ward clubs are as well organ
lied as the FIRST, Republicans need entertaiR
no fears for the result of either the state or
municipal ticket.


Respectfully yours, .-.


C. B. YOUNG,


President First Ward Club,
Year: 1868

Which will be sufficient to duplicate lines to ALL or
nearly all, the paying points reached by the present
monopoly.


The present telegraph Companies of the country
have been consolidated into one huge monopoly,
and earning six millions of dollars per
year, or over one hundred per cent on the actual
cost of their lines their present capital having been
watsred over one thousand per cent r..


The National Telegraph Company have Ia recog
milton from the United States Government of the
Importance of their enterprise, with graut OF the
most valuable franchises ever conferred upon
Telegraph Company No competing line has eve
had the right now granted by congress to this Com
pany to construct and operate lines over every Rail
road and Mail Route in the United States The posi-
ton of this Company differs from that Of any com
pany ever before organized. The question Of the
right of way is forever settled.


The Stockholders of this Company can not be sold
out or transferred to any other Company. The act
of Congress under which this company has been
organized prohibits any transfer of the franchises
granted
Year: 1868

In order that tickets during the campaign
may be printed at the cheapest possible
rate at the REPUBLICAN job office the fol-
lowing rule will be followed: One-half
the price of the tickets ordered will be paid
on leaving the order, and the other half on
delivering the tickets.
Year: 1868

a new enterprise to be known as the Nation
Telegraph Company has been organized with val
liable franchises conferred by q recent act of Con-
Telegraph on all the principal railroads and mail
routes in the United States The stock is to be
issued upon the principle as that of the Mer-
chants Union Express Company, which recently
commenced operations. The design is to interest
the entire business community in the enterprise.
This is done, not so much to dispose OF the stock
as it is to secure the business Of the country through
which the lines pass.


The Capital is to be
Year: 1868

An esteemed correspondent reminds US
that Covington, on the shores of Lake
Pontchartrain, was the birthplace of two of
our greatest Louisiana artists, Moreau
Gottschalk and Teresa Canon, the one of
German Descent, the other of Irish origin.
Both were lulled TO sleep in their humble
cradle by the harmonious wsiling of the
pine trees, blended with the sweet murmur
Of the wild and proud Bok-Fslsya. OF
Gottsehalk fame has already said enough,
and we could add nothing to his world
wide reputation, but of Teresa Canon little
has been said, although she be destined to
equal if not surpass her brother artist.
Hardly fourteen years old, every natural
gift is pfecocious in her. She feels
and knows more by intuition than by
labor, her premature genius outstripping
learning and Inspiration supplying educa-
ton She has all the easy comport, the
thorough self-possessiOn, the commanding
assurance of conscious superiority,


Such is the young and gifted artist who is
to sing this evening at the grand Sacred
Concert for the benefit of her skillful and
devoted teacher. We have often heard her
at st. Anne's church with that calm delight
and pious emotion which the collected soul
fees rapturously, but the pen will not at
tempt to express:


To listen to her Is to seam to wander
In some enchanted labyrinth OF romance;
whence nothing but the lovely fairy will


Who Roye the spell ean extrieate the Randerer.
Year: 1868

FILLING VAcANoIEs IN THE SCHooL BOARD.
The first article of ordinance 74O,new series,
provides that the term of office of one
third OF the members of the school board
shall expire on the first Tuesday of July,
1868, and that the Common Council shall
provide for filling such vacancies on the
first Tuesday of June. We believe this
matter was overlooked at the last meeting
of the Council, but this can probably be
remedies by special resolution.
Year: 1868

The correctness of the election returns
published by us within week or ten days
after the late election has been fully shown
by the official report from headquarters.
In most cases it will be found that we were
in entire accordance with the official re-
suit; and where there is discrepancy we
think ours still the best, and hope to be
able to convince the Senate and House of
Representatives of the fact when certain
contested election cases come up for con-
sideration. It is true that i'll some instances
we were compelled to rely upon unauthen-
ticated reports, but our endeavors to obtain
correct information, regardless of the po-
litical preferences of ourselves Or friends,
have resulted in a manner creditable to our
reputation for enterprise and accuracy.
The readers of the REPUBLICAN have there
fore enjoyed the advantage (Which was
hitherto unattainsble from any other
source) OF knowing generally who were the
successful candidates at the last election.
Year: 1868

1t is long ago in the days that are past,
When life was young aud my blood lowed


fast,
And my dreams were of wealth and an


carly fame,
When thought 10 win me a golden name
That loved being to me more fair
Than the viewless forms of the upper air.
Older in years was she than
But oh, the glance Of her lustrous eye
Was brighter TO me than the light that


lives
In the MONDAY beam which the warm sun


gives;
So gayly young mans fancy plays,
Round the woman he loves in his early


days.
Hair of a golden shade had She
Hair more golden by far 10 me
Than the golden hue Of the goldenest


wine;
Oh. she was something half divine
Face and figure and eyes and hair,
Ah, never was queen on a throne more


fair.
A jeweled crown for her stately head,
Scinctiliant diamonds and rubies red,
With pearls of the Orient, milky white,
And opals filled with lurid light,
Turquoise and jasper she'd have worn,
Had been the heir to kingdom born.
But the love which 1 cherished is long


since dead,
And the woman loved IS long ago vel,
And other loves in my heart found room,
To bud aud blossom and kindly bloom;
For love, like flower, springs up anew,
In the place where the old one lived and


grew.
Time has been gentle and God has been


good,
And slower motion is in the blood;
And the hair which olce was black as


night
To day with the frosts OF age is white,
As sit and think of the buried past,
When life was young and the blood run
fast.
And my heart is filed with gentler love
Which ncssles within 1t like dove,
For the child who climbs to my knees this
day,
And prattles and laughs in her childish
way,
AS she presses to mine her locks of gold
The last love on earth of man grown old
Year: 1868

OsLf.-Only one drop of water At time
that had found its way from the mighty
ocean through the dyke, and was slowly
wearing little ohahntl Only one drop.


Yet If that little child in his morning
tambles lits not noticed it, who can tell
what the terrible result might have been


Only stray sunbeam. Yet perchance
1t hath pierced some wretched abode. glad.
dened some stricken heart, o. It's golden
light found its way through the lesfy bran
ches of some wild wood, kissed the moss
covered bank, where the Tiny violets grew
and caused shades Of beauty to adorn its
lovely form. m s.sih


Only gentle breze. But how many
hearts cheeted by It's gentle tonchl


Only one stray bullet that pierced the
noble soldier boy as he trod the lonely
midnight round faithfully guarding the
precious lives intrusted TO his keeping,
and the life blood slowly ebbeo out, and
tho sunbeams tell ON the cold lace Of the
dead.


Only . sentinel And yet one soule more
had passed from its earthly tenement. ~
meet its reward at the hands ofa merciful
God.
Year: 1868

Henry Ward Beecher preached as Ply
mouth Church, Brooklyn, Sunday. Before
his sermon he stated that by formal vote
of the church baptism was forbidden to-
any child whose parents were not members
of the church. He said be would con
form to the institutions, although he did
not believe in Its proptiety. and lie
would administer the baptism to any child
whose parents were Christians.
Year: 1868

TRuJILLo May "a, 1893.


Letters received here from Comayagua and Teguci-
papa complain very much Of the parayzation Of COM
merce and the scarcity OF money, but the sanitary
condition OF the two places excellent, and, like
in the rest OF the republic perfect peace prevailed


Our national Congress has passed law changing
the name Of Coxen Hole Ruatan Island, TO Medina,
in compliment to the President and making an open
free port All vessels national and foreign alike VIII
only have TO pay port duty of one dollar when not
OF burden beyond one hundred tons; tive dollars
when between one and two hundred tons, and
three dollars when above the last enumeration.
Merchandise introduced for re-expOrtation will
have to pay very small duty In aid OF the
maintenance OF the government OF the place,
while the merchandise and goods brought for
home consumption will pay such duties as will
hereafter be prescribed bv executive order issued
after consultation with the Legislature of the island.
The citizens OF the place hope for greatly In
creased trade particularly with the United States


The health OF Truio continues good. The visit Of
our worthy President is still anticipated.
Year: 1868

Ii has Just met at New York, passed
resolutions, and adjourned. If it thinks
il has done more than this, we are in
clined TO the belief that il is mistaken.
For many years, more especially during
those last passed, there have been con-
contents, to effect change in the laws
which govern the labor OF the country


in its relation to capital, One of the
most prominent of these attempts at
tanned to public prominence in the eight
hour mOvement-the embodiment of
one of the most Quixotic ideas of the
century, and which has served for no
other purpose than as a hobby upon
which cunning political demagogues
could ride into office. It has, more re-
Gently, excited the ridicule of the whole
country, and is now being extensively
caricatured by the various comic publi-
cations. No long argument is needed
TO prove the absurdity of the move
ment. 1t has been decreed that man
shall earn his bread by the sweat of his
brow, and this he must do despite
the fact that to live without work would


be very plea SAINT, and despite any law
that might be passed to that effect.
How would an eight-hour law have ope-
rated among the first settlers, who pro-
vided themselves with everything by
means of their own hands They
would have sown and reaped and spun
daily, until the eight hours was mp, and
then stopped. Before the winter was
over, they would have found themselves
destitute Since those early days, times
have changed, and the world, TO a GER
tain extent, has become n great co-ope-
rative society. This society works ten
hours per day, and finds that il is no
more than able TO meet the demands
Year: 1868




The examination of Mr.. Pinney be-
fore United States Commissioner Hedg-
es. for the shooting of Ex-Governor :.
w. Beall attracted to the Court House
yesterday, a very large number of our
citizens who were desirous of learning
all the particulars connected with the
unfortunate occurrence referred to. A
number of witnesses were called on be-
halfof the prosecution, whose testimony
appears elsewhere. 1t soon became ev-
ident, not only to the spectators, but TO
the attorneys for the prosecution, that it
was impossible to find Mr.. Pinney guilty
of any offense, or any act other than that
which the most peaceable citizen would
be compelled TO resort to under the cir
cumstances which surrounded him.
Judge Williams, the principal attorney
on behalf of the prosecution therefore
arose and addressed the Court substan-
TALLY as follows:


% We have searched for evidence in
every direction to which our attention
has been called have prosecuted the
case with diligence, and have done every
thing in our power to secure evidence,
and are satisfied by the developments
that it would be contrary to law and a
sense of justice TO ask this or any other
Court to hold the defendant over to ap-
pear at any higher tribunal. We are
not disposed to make this prosecution a
persecution, and we therefore desire to
withdraw from the suit, which we re-
fuse to prosecute further, and ask that
the case be dismissed


This statement, coming as it did, from
one who was engaged almost ex-
clusively in the prosecution of
criminal cases iE the State of
California for three years, and
from one whose duty it was to procure.
IL possible, the defendants conviction
Of a high crime, furnishes not only the
most conclusive evidence of Mr.. Pinney's
entire justification, but testiies in a
moral principles, the sense of right, and
the appreciation of justice which
prompted its utterance. In compliance
with the motion of the counsel tor the
prosecution, Commissioner Hedges dis
missed the case and Mr.. Pinney was dis
charged from custody. While this pro~
ceeding was eminently just and highly
gratifying to the many friends of the
defendant, who crowded about him to
congratulate him upon the result, it de.
prived Mr.. Pinney for the time, at least,
of presenting other testimony, which he
much desired to bring to the attention
of the court and the public. This evil
dence will not, however, be so easily
suppressed as some may have thought,
but will shortly be presented to the
public. Mr.. Pinney has been acquitted
of all blame in the matter by the proper
courts and in the most emphatic man.
Der, his prosecutors, even, being unable
to find anything against him. Yet the
evidence produced in court wes only for
the prosecution. He will therefore soon
present to the pubic some of the testi-
mony which would have been given for
the defense had the opportunity not
been deprived him by the dismissal of
the case as stated.
Year: 1868

With the return of the heightened and
pleasant and cool evenings, comes the query
to all, how shall we best improve them ?
There are thousand pleasant ways of spend
ing fall or winter evening within the reach
of those who have command Of their own time
and prominent among these is indulgence in
literary pursuits How few, comparatively,
of the young people of the present day, APP
preciate as they should the nestimable privil-
eyes they enjoy2 Surrounded as are the
young of large cities, with all the opportuni-
ties necessary for the cultivation of literary
taste, not one in thousand appears to i'm
prove these golden chances Occasionally,
it is true, we meet with ayoung man or "a
young woman who firmly grasps the idea that
+" knowledge ispower," but these unfortunate
ly, are the exceptions, not the rule,


Thousands of young men, who have COM
Portable homes--whose parents are willing to
supply them with books and papers---instead
of ayailng themselves Of these advantages,
spend their long fall and winter evenings
either in idle loungng around corners, or in
company with frivolous associates, male or
female Thus, winter after winter passes
away, each one bringing thehl nearer 70 lhe
age of manhood, but not fitting them for the
proper discharge Of the duties that full
manhood requires They enter upon the
busy stage Of life with none of those safe
guards which a cultivated intellect throws
around its possessor. They start outlaboring
under a thousand disadvantages and confront
ed by innumerable obstacles, which disappear
like shadows before well informed mind,
The fact that they do not contemplate adopt
ing professional career does not in any de-
gree relieve them from the charge Of being
untrue to themselves, their friends and their
country, while thus fritting away the most
precious hours of their lives in idle indiiier-
ence, and too frequently in the company of
those, association with whom is contamination.
How many ofthem will resolve to turn over
new leaf" and improve the long evenings
of the fall and winter2
Year: 1868

Some years ago two boys, while playing
upon a cliff near the sea, found young sea-
bird which a dog was worrying. 1t would
have been killed but for them They drove
away the dog and carried the bird, nearly as
large as goose safely home There it was
shut up in a coop, like the hens and chickens,
fed and kindly cared for. 1t soon became
quite tame, and manifested constant affection
ior its little masters, who felt quite proud Of
the result Of their care And thus weeks and
months rolled on. In the fall Of the year the
bird became very tame, the coop was occa-
sionally opened and the prisoner permitted to
90 to the coast, near which the boys lived
But it came regularly home at night receiv-
ing its supper along with the rest Of the bid
dies, and crept to its nest to repose So the
cold winter passed away, and spring came
One night the bird which had been cared for
50 well was missed 1t did not come home
The next day and the next went by, and still
the coop was empty The fact was, the boys
bird had been coaxed away cannot really
say into bad company. But it had joined a
flock on its way north, and flown with the
rest Presently the boys began to compre-
hend the difficulty, and as a matter Of course
they had to have a good cry about it, They
had really learned to love their bird and to
part with it, for them, was severe trial
That is all very natural, for kindness, no mat
ter upon what creature bestowed, ever begets
kindness, and to part with an object that we
love is ever painful


One cold, autumn day, as the boys were at
play in their yard, they saw flock of sea-
birds coming towards them. Nearer and
nearer they came until at last. to their inf
mite SURPRISE the whole flock settled upon the
ground close at hand, and the largest waddled
along toward them, quaekling most curiousy
as she came. 1t was the bird which had
flown away in the spring, now returned with
her young ones to claim hospitality for the
winter You may imagine, if you can, the
delight of the boys, and indeed that of their
parents, ut this instance of affection Words
cannot describe it. You may make up your
mind that the flock was not turned adrift,
though for a long time the young ones were
pretty wild, and did not take as kindly to the
boys as the mother did All, well they did
not know them as well.-CaSket and Play
mate.
Year: 1868

This is common remark, yet how few think Of the
danger Of exposing themselves their nhuence In all
low, marshy localities Ague and Fever prevail at this
season Of the year. In this disease there is invariably
more or les arrangement Of the liver and digestive
gnn' The remedies usually esorted to have reference
e preventing the paroxysm or breaking up the chils
lfths Is effected without removing tho cause relapse
is Inevitable. liOsTErTERs STOMACH BITTERs
strike directly at the foundation Of the evil by acting
on the liver and correcting digestion The being
removed, the paroxysm will cease and the es cannot
return, When the patient Is weak and Jebiiated the
BITrERs should be resored TO- they will strengthen
and tone the stomach, allay all irritation, and
inmse renewed animation into the hithorto dropping
spirits, without cniaillng the danger of reaction.


H0sTETTER's STOMACH BITTERs is truly pre-
vontye medicine, rendering the ecblest frame i'm.
peryious to all malaIious Influences and as a siom-
ace and anti-blious medicine it is Incompatible and
who values his health afford to do without IT,
For the ystem with this inostlmahe tonic and nyg-
GRANT and the Chns Of October Evenings will have
no terror for you. ajs