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Year: 1868




ash for no more on your bonds than the peo-
ME have agreed to pay you i; do not seek to
a.eape YOUR share of the b 1rdens of govern
ment; and the public faith, will guarantee,
will be sacredly preserved, and you may live
to a green old age in happiness and prosper
ity.


But there Is no hope now save in speedy
election of the radical destructives from pow
er and place. know that, frightened at the
thunder tones of an enraged people in the
late elections, they came up to this session
Of congress bawling hoarsely for retrench
mens and seform. Bat that CRY is already
forgotten, and they have turned more madfy
and fercely than ever to their schemes of
consolidation, despotism, and measures that
must result in the robbery and ruin of the
people. 1t would be as easyf for the Ethiopi-
IN to change his skin, or the leopard his spots,
as for this congress to return to the princi-
pies of economy and justice under the con.
stitution. But, sir, do not despair of the
public. The people are aroused at last,
thank God. The bright angel of hope is
spreading her wings once more over our be-
loved land. The dark cloud that has 60 long
hung like pail over our country is already
eneircled with silver lining The destruc-
tives and malignsnts are dying out in their
strongholds. They will be driven in dis.
grace and ignominy from these halls. I'see
It, sir; see it with the eye Of prophecy.
The principles of economy and justice will
once more take charge of the administration
Of our government. Prosperity. liberty, and
hope will return to gladden. the hearts Of our
over-burdened people; and then, air, when
that happy day arrives, ! can with truth say,
with good old Simeon: Lord, now let Thy
servant depart in peace, for mine eyes have
seen Thy salvation" "a
Year: 1868

The New York Herald Of this morning SAYS


"The gold market, which weak and feverish
before the formal commencement Of business this
morning, opened At l461 aud gradually advanced TO


7Z but from this po Mt there rapid decline to
1461s and at o'clock the price stood at lt6S 6ubse
quenty the previous efforts to epress the premium
were continued with Increased force and the result
further decline to 145Z0Dl45T, AMI the clos.
ing price the street l46 The volume OF trans
actions large, and the short interest very
will materially strengthen the upward reaction
the advance 70 1850 was too rapid, the decline since
has been equally so, and AL speculation which cen
tributes to such Violent fluctuations is to be de-
precated That gold will rise much higher ultimately
hardly admits OF doubt and on commercial and
paturai ten tendency VIII be upward for some time to
It's price mp five per cent In four days. The market
has how ever already had suuicienctv substantial
reaction from the highest point touched and to de.
pEesa t further would ony be TO- In Ytea
Year: 1868

vest becomes general; but so far as is at present
ascertained, there is prospect Of an average,
although the light, thin soils haYe suffered
severely from the long.continued drouth and
heat. As to the quality-unless the weather
should suddenly change to continued rain, the
sample cannot fail 10 be fine and heavy, with
the exceptions above stated. In the home
counties reaping has been in progress for some
daye, and q considerable breadth OF wheat is
already carted. 1t will require but little ground
age this season after being cut; and we suspect
that alter this week, on the earliest fields it
may be cut and carried at once, If no rain fell.
Year: 1868

The Court was opened in due form. All the
Managers were in the Chamber. Mr.. stanbery was
again absent on notion the reading OF the minutes Was
omitted


Senator SUMNER rose and said; MI 'hiciJn'tIcc.
sond 10 the chair declaration of opinion. o be- adopted
by the Senate as an answer the constantly recurring
questions on the admis-ibiliiy of testimony.


The PAPER which read By the Clerk, rcces Senator
Summers opinion that this being trial of Impeachment
before the Senate OF the United states and not proceed
iog by indictment n an inferior Court, Senators arc
indgos OF law rs wen Of fact from whose decision
there is 10 appeal that therefore the ordinary
for the exclusion Of testimony do not exist and that
therefore il is deemed advisable that all evidence not
trivial or obviously irIeiey ant shall be admitted IL being
understood that to decide rs value Il sha DO carefully
considered on its final Judgment.


Mr. CONNESS moved to lay the paper on the table, and
the motion was agreed 10 as follows:
Year: 1868

The subscriber, for the past ten years engaged
as cutter at Mr.. Cones Merchant Tailoring Es-
tahlishment, would inform his friends and the
citizens of Rock Island and vicinity, that he has
opened q 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 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 snd give US a
trial, feeling confident that can suit them in
every respect. We have handsome assortment
Of fine Cloths Cassimeres and Vestings, together
with a large variety of splendid French Costings
and Tricots in different shades and eolors for fne
business suits. Also fine Beavers in different
eolors, for overooats,-an of which we will make
TO order in the best aud most fashionable manner
ct lower 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

The late horrible disaster on the
Lake Shore Railroad, near Angola,
where a passenger car was overturned
and went over an embankment, was set
on fire, and out of ffty passengers only
two escaped, the rest being burned to
death, should be an intimatiou thgt the
present method of warming cars should
be Immediately discontinued. Aside
from the danger of an overturned car,
which is sure to be set on fire by such
accident, the extreme Unhealthfuiness
of 20 glowing anthracite" as a means of
warmth is too apparent. 1t IS univers-
ally acknowledged that even in the ven
tilated parlor, with cubic space but a
little less than that of the passenger car,
the amount of fuel consumed Is but
tithe Of that burned in the same time
while the car is In motion. It seems
peculiar feature of railway travel that
the stoves must be kept agIoW with blaz-
ing pine wood or red hot anthracite
coal: as a consequence the air becomes
so heated that most of the passengers
are uncomfortable, and, at intervals,
when the car doors are opened, a sudden
rush of cold air from without causes an
extreme which is as equally unpleasant,
not to say unhealthlul. These evils are
well known, and, from time to time, are
commented upon, yet VIC see no effort
made to remedy them, or substitute prop
er appliance or more agreeable means OF
warmth. That it cannot be done, Is no
excuse; we believe our inventors are
Qeual to this, or almost any emergecy.


But the horrors of the catastrophe allu


ded to should bo an incentive to bring
out" something to displaco the present
means of warming cars by stoves. Some
means that, in the event Of similar
accident (nud this but one of many
should not expose fifty human beings,
torn, mangled, and with broken limbs,
to the tortures of being burned alive
amomong the debris Of the broken car
riage. Steam or hot water, properly
distributed in pipes, can be employed,
and, in case of accident, sealdin would
be far preferable to being burned alive


Fire, when once communicated to the
woodwork of cars saturated with oil
from the paint with which they are usu-
ally plentifully coated, and increased by
the infamable nature Of the varnish with
which this paint is covered, is sure to
consume all that remains Of a sLlintered
mass among which it is scattered by ac-
cident or overturned stoves A con.
temptation of the siokening details Of
such an event is enough to demand that
even legislative action should bo brought
to intercede for the safety Of railway
passengers. Stoves can be invented and
50 arranged that, in case of being over
Year: 1868

turned, no fire can escape, but this is


only partial remedy for a glaring evil !;
the stove would be wholly discarded,
and some appliance, combining freedom
from fire in case of accident, and
healthful purity Of the atmosphere,
should be adopted.-American ATtizan.
Year: 1868

We have a paragraph elsewber headed
" Double Usurpation." This shall be
devoted to a case of double lying, in
which Gen. Grant is the leading actor.
Our readers already know that Grant
was guilty Of what Carlyle calls an sun.
veracity," whenj on a certain Saturday,
he promised the President that he would
call on the ensuing Monday, and an
nOunce one of two purposes, to wit: To
retain the Office of Secretary of War.
and drive Stanton to his legal remedy, if
any he had or to resign in time for the
President to appoint a man in his place,
who aO0uld pursue that course The
Monday came and passed; and Grant
came not. But herein is where multi
piled his falsehood by two. "The rea-
son, - said Grant to the President, "why
I did not call, was because General
Sherman was with me, and engaged my
time" NAY" says the President,
" that cannot be, for General Sherman
was at the White House on that very
Monday.


This was the double falsehood-tho
lie within a lie. He did not come as
promised-which is lie number one; and
General Sherman was not the cause Of
his absence-Which is lie humber two.


In this latter falsehOod he was detect
ed and exposed in presence Of the whole
Cabinet. Then it was that the President
said" Grant ShriueZed, until he was no
bigger than my fstI' No wonder that he
shriveled. Who wouldn't shrivel when
caught in a lie? What character is
more to be abhorred than the liar
Who desires for President one whose
reputation for varacity-if he were a
witness in a dog case-might be i'm
peached and shown to be not so good
as that of men in general?


The "veil" of which Gen. NcCIern-
and speaks, is being lifted, and soon
will "the real character of Grant be
made knoWn.-CragJo1 County Forum.
Year: 1868

SINGULAR CASE OF Paralysis
A little son of Oscar F. Davis of
Whitehall, New York, died a dav or
two since of paralysis induced by the
following singular manner: With sew
eral other boys he was in the habit Of
laying his ears on the rails of the rail
road track, while others would 90 off
some distance and pound the track
with stones. Every one knows that
sound is conveyed much more rapidly
and with much greater intensity by
solid substances than it is through the
air, and by this means a sharp ring
ing sound was produced, completely
deafening the listeners for moment
in fact, the boys called it playing
deafening. 1t seemed to have a great
er effect on Mr.. Davis's boy than on
the others, for, as he stated after he
was taken sick, the deafness would
last for half an hour. He was finally
taken with a dreadful pain in the
head, terminating in paralysis of one
side of the head and throat.
Year: 1868

A colored youngster in Troy re-
ceived corporal punishment at the
hands of his ancestors, recently, be-
cause his kitten got his head in the
milk pitcher. The boy cut off the
head to save the pitcher, and then
broke the pitcher to get out the head.
Year: 1868

In the time of Henry VIII, one who
was about to be burned to the stake
as hereto was saved by the interfe-
renee of "a friend on the plea that at
wasn't worth while to burn him, as he
was nothing but musician" The
reason was accepted as quite sufficient
and the prisoners life was spared.
Year: 1868

Only little child,
Who sings all day in the street
Such a tuneless song
To an idle thrOng,
Who pity her shoeless feet;
y poor, pale, pretty child
With clothes so ragged and mean,
And a wild, weild face,
On which ne'er a trace
OF childhood's Joy can be seen.
Out in the damp, wet fog,
Out in the sleet and the rain,
Out when the cold wind
Sends its blast unkind
Through her again and again:
Out in the dreadful night,
By the hinge of the tavern door,
In hope as she sings


Ofthe pity that filings
Some ponce. on the eofstaincd floor
Mothers who pass her by,
Shudder with terrible fear,
Praying her fate may
Never be some day
That of their little ones dear;
Children who hear her sing
Stare at her features so wild,
Der her life ponder,


Thinking with wonder,
What, can she too be a child?
Out in the damp, wet fog,
Out in the sleet and rain,
Out when the cold wind
Sends its blast unkind
Through her again and again,
Brought up in Satan's school,
HelI's abyss falling in;


Is there no pity


In this great city
To save her from shame and sin?


For the Standard
Year: 1868

There was an Tri>hmon and his name
was Patrick Malloy. What under heav-
en- he ever did to be immortalizcd is not
recorded in history. But it j. recorded
in song, unhapply for the entire ycncra.
ton OF city folk, that be was Patrick NAL
10y, that he had mother and he was her
only Joy, that he wore the green, ii We
remember rightly, and that something
or other-it isn't materiul-became of him,
because of the green and his mother ;
grocery, and some other matters too nu'
merous to mention.


We like music. 1t is about the best
connection between the This that we wot
Of and That that is preached about that
can be imagined, and it is better as tc
moral metaphysics than anything our ia
vorite old maid ever simpcred over But
as to this Irish gentleman hav'nt w
had enough of him = 1t is tame story
! The tune it is told in is 80 cxcessivel,
mournful that one cannot listen To- it with
out remembrance of his .srandmptheri
tombstone and the little boy that died It
runs to one key from beginning to end
and the key is bass to the bottom OF tho
listeners soul. 1t is lead, it is the very
corpse of Mr.. MalIoy, it is melancholy tt
the extent of lethnrgy, II is horrible tc
intensity


There is, we presume = board of health
in this vicinity This board OF health
should remove the corpse of Mr.. Malloy
inasmuch as it is hundred times dead
| physically not only, but musically and
morally--its offence and stencil are rant
and smell to heaven in the nostrils of cy
cry one not bent on penance and suicide
Every organ grinder who grinds Mr.. Nal
10y should be hung by the neck until he
is dead. Every fiddler who gives his bow
to Patrick should be ordered outside tn,
city limits, with the understanding that
if he returns he shall be quartercd W,
/ have horror of diseased beef but ",
would yell Beef beef" 10 81 British
army until we were hoarse if that would
relieve W. OF the lrishmrn who wiS hi
mothers Joy. We have nothing against
/ the gentleman, his mother or any body con
nected withthc family; but we risk moth
| ing in saying that the best thing ever amy
of them did was to die, whether he did il
naturally or by strychninc, or by the hemp
which is manufactured for the especia
purpose of hanging men and women foi
the wearing of the green. Heaven bless II,
all but the inventor of the geutlcmar
knows as Motley has weight OF rosronsi
bility depending under his leftear which
has hanged notter men than he in better
disregard of large and respectable fami
I les.


I We intended to make some remarks u
to base ball in this connection but tn
subject is beneath contempt-it would be
at least, if it were not immoral to the ex
tent of Methodist punishment Shall W
say that the man, who mentions the frs
base ought to be sentenced to lard labo
and bread and water that the niserabl
chap who hints at short stop should b
Year: 1868

SCENE IL 4 PARIS THEATER.-A ter
rible scene occurred the other day at the
Paris Odeon. An actor on the stage had
10 fire a pistol: some villain must have
put bullet into the pistol, and the con-
sequence was that when the shot was fired,
the bullet shattered the leg of young
ballet girl standing behind the
scenes. The doctors who were sent for
declared the leg must be amputated.
This drove the poor girl 10 despair. Obi
she cried again, ''it is not the pain that
| am afraid of But what is TO become
of me and my mother


All her colleagues surrounded her,
weeping, and trying to calm her, but her
grief burst forth again and again, Finally
the manager FASTENED to her side, gave
her thousand franc note, and told her
that he would give her benefit in thC
course of few days. This reassured her
+ little, and her leg was then amputated,
while she convulsively clutched the bank
note. The actor who had fired the shot
was almost as distracted as the poor ballet
girl He knelt weeping beside her, and
begged her to forgive him. Such n scene
had never before been witnessed at the
Odeon The performance was at once
interrupted, the manager explaining to
the audience what had happened.
Year: 1868

OMTTEp.-The usual Thursday even
ing lecture and conference meeting of the
Congregational Church will be omitted
this evening, the vestry of the church be-
ing occupied for the meeting Of the His
torical Society.
Year: 1868

SourH .iMlMCA- Adyices from Brazil
state that the new Cabinet i inclined to
peace with Paraguay and the people are
clamorous for it. The people OF the Ar
gcntine Confederation are opposed to q
new alliance with Brazil for the prosecu-
tiou uf the war
Year: 1868

Take hold of my hand, says the iiule
one when she reaches a slippery place, or
when something lirghteus her With the fin
gers clasped tightly around the parent. hand,
She sAips checrluly and braycly along, cling
ing little closer when the way is difficult,
and happy in the beautiful strength Of child
ish faith. Take hold Of my hand, says a
young convert trembling with the oagerness
of his love Full well he knows that if no
relies on any strength of his own he will
stumble and fall but, if the Master reaches
forth his hand, he may walk with unwearied
foot even ON the crested wave. The waters
Of strife or of sorrow shall not oycrwhclm
him IL he but keep fast hold Of the Saviour
"1Akc hold Of my hand ialters the mother,
feeling that she is all too weak for the great
responsibilities that throng in her path.
Where shall we learn the greatness Of the
mission--ihe importance of the field that has
been assigned to herr Aud learning it, how
shall she fulfil il, if she has not the sustain-
ing, constant presence of One who loves his
people2 =" Take hold of my hand, whispers
the aged one, totteriug on through the shad-
ows aud SHOWS of many years As the lights
of earth grow DINNER in the distance, and as
the darkening eye looks forward to see if he
can discern the first gimmer of the heavenly
home, the weary pilgrim cries out, even as
the child beside its mother for the Sayior's
hand o, jesus Friend and elder Brother
when the night cometll, when the feet are
weary, when the eyes are dim, " take hold of
my hand"
Year: 1868

4 wealthy gentleman of Boston, seyera
years ago gave the editor of the Worcester
PaHadiam short short narration Of his owl
experience, He had an income of $4,000
year, "a large sum then, but not so now,l
house in town, and country seat iew
miles out He had several children, a coach
fine horses and driver, and took pleasure in
riding every day with his children.


One day, when riding, The thought struck
him that each one OF his children would ex-
pect to have fine house, and coach, and
horses, aud driver as their father had be-
fore them, and to live as he lived and ifthoy
did not they would be unhappy. He did not
think that all of them could have things as
he had them, or as he was living; and he rode
home; sent his coach and horses to market
and sold them bought cheap carryall, and
became his own driver.


With emphasis he declared that no amount
of wealth could induce him to return to his
former mode of living, for if any Of his chill
dren should chance to be poor, as In all prob
ability some of them would be, they should
not suffer in their feelings by the reflection
that their father rode in his. coach, while they
had to rough it on foot. The example he
gave them afforded him satisfaction greater
than his wealth had to bestow
Year: 1868

The other day heard a mother ask her
little son to do something. In minute '
he said She spoke again But it was one,
two, three, four, Eve minutes before he mind
ed her


I makes me thinl OF the svitch-tenler's
boy What if he had waited "a minute be-
fore minding his ather2 \ switch-tender
in Prussia was just going to move the rail,
in order to put coming train OF cars on %
side-irack, when he caught sight Of his little
SON playing ON lha track The engine was in
sight, and not a moment to spare Tie might
jump and save his child but he could not do
that AND turn the switch IN time aud if It
were mot dome the on-eoming train would
meet another train, and terrible crash and
smash take place. The safety of hundreds of
live depended upon his fidelity What could
he do? What did he lo2 Lie down! lie
down !" he called, with a loud, quick voice
to the child; and seizing the switch, the train
passed safely ON its proper track.


Did the heavy tram run over the little
boy Was he Killed Was he crushed to
pieges2 No. for he did just as his f,ther told
him, and did it instantly lie fell flat be-
tween the rails aud the ears went high over
his head aud when the anxious father spraug
10 the spot there he was alive aud well not
% hair was touched 1t was his quick obedi-
encc you see, that saved his life lie did
not stop minute Even moments hesita-
tion would have been too late
Year: 1868

L-'rhe other day. al Toledo, Ohio cat
tie dealerreceiyed pay for steer which had
been sold 10 butcher, and rolling the green
backs into a small wad, pat them into his to-
bacco box. Shortly after, he extrieated, as
he thought a portion of the tobacco, but
with all his mastieation could expectorate
none of the savory juices, and finally took
his qiid out Of his mouth to look at it, when
he found he had been chewing his rol Of
grconbacks lie stood aghast for a moment
and then burst out Curse the luck a
whole steer TO one chlw %
Year: 1868

-" \ man who was in the habit of constant
ly irequeuting cabaret in the Versailles road
was few days ago observed by the mistress
to be sitting with his glass empty before him.
e What will you take2' said the woman
Oh, nothing more was the reply. | have
but forty sous and ! must buy some charcoal
to stiilc myself with Oh, that's very fool
ish, reioined the landlady, who thought he
was joking; with two pennyworth of cord
you could hang yourself, and by that arrange
mant you would have some more to spend for
drink Upon my word you're right, said
the man; and he spent thirty-eight Of his re-
manning sous in drink On Saturday morning
he was discovered hanging to a tree"