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Year: 1868

The subscriber, for the past ten years engaged
Us cutter at Mr.. Cones Merchant Tailoring Es
tablisbment 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
GLASS 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 us Mt our new establishment, and
to those that cannot got suited in Rock Island
and are in the habit of sending east for their gar
ments we would invite them TO call and give us q
trial, feeling confident that We can suit them in
every respect. We have q handsome assortment
Of hne Cloths CassimereE and Vsstings, together
with large variety Of splendid French COatings
and Tricots in different shades and eOlOrs for fne
business suits Also fine Beavers in different
aOloru. for oyereOAts,--an Of which we will make
20 order in the best aud most fashionable manner
atlower rates than the samO 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 tho same business.


THOMAS MCCULLOUGH,
North side Of Third Street, near the Post Ofhce,


Davenport Iowa.
Formerly cutter at Cones


N. B. The cutting department is under our
own supervision. Oy29dly
Year: 1868

A lecturer was 'dilating upon the pow
ers Of the magnet, defying any one to
show or name anything surprising it. A
hearer demurred, and instanoed young
lady who used to attract him thirteen
miles every Sunday.
Year: 1868

An Irishman who was illustrating the
horrors of solitary confinement, made the
melancholy statement that out Of one
hundred persons sentenced to endure this
punishment for life, only fifteen survive it
Year: 1868

OLD FIELD MARSHAL WRANGEL-A let.ersfrom
Berlin says: =" Old Field Marshal Wranzel is one
OF the street characters Of this city. I see him
frequently taking his walk on Under der Lin


oep." surrounded BY a whole crowd of street
boys. BE holds about the same rank here "a
General Grant holds In America, and be won his
position owing to the belief that he saved the
monarchy. He was always very Indifferent
soldier. and quite proyerbial for his blunders.
both military and grammatical. In 1913. when
King Frederick William Nv had lost his wits. and
most OF his ministers were in the same predica-
ment. Baron Manteufel saw that the danger was
not great after all, and General Wrangel who un-
derstood nothing OF the whole affair, lent him bis
aid N restoring the old monarchcal blessing. I
saw BIN enter Berlin right vsIisuty at the head of
the Guards In the fall of l84s, when nobody
showed finger to prevent his advance. The king
end the queen, however, felt extremely thankful
for bis action, and the old man was placed at the
bead OF the best army in the world. Good care
was taken that be should do no harm in the war
OF 1860, and with the belief that death will soon
remove him, the old relic of the past is permitted
to enjoy bis position and put on airs. Father
Wrangel IL small. thin man, who never could
boast OF much wisdom, and ia now in his dotaRe.
He was great aud impudent admirer OF ladies'.
and Is STILL Whenever he sees q pretty Girl
go by he smirks, kisses his hand, and starts of
much as an old war horse when hearing the tram.
pet.~
Year: 1868

Hyou have lost your registration papers You
can vote against the Black Crook Constitution by
applying at the polls with written affidavit made
before any justice Of the peace or notary public,
stating that you have lost them. Vote early, there
n ay be rush on the second day.
Year: 1868

Mt Pettgrew, and finding no money threw tnem oea os
the cart They also dropped locust club wrapped Id
newspaper and a heavy set OF false whiskers Inc az,
the police TO believe that both outrages were committees
wound nut will soon recover from his Injuries The
money for winch he was attacked was not Disturbed
Year: 1868

Desd dogs have their uses as we'll as live
ones, and we doubt not if the facts were known
that az large portion of mankind, is beue-
fitted by the one as the other. The enact-
ments of our official bodies, which yearly
doom so many of these animals to death, may
therefore be deemed, to some extent, excusa-
BILE, especially when it becomes generally
known to what varied ,!proftable and excellent
uses the carcasses may be applied. With the
desire to extend this information.as much as
possible, at a period, too, when so many of
our dogs are to die, we publish the following,
with the recommendation that some energetic
man obtain monopoly of all the dead dogs
of the city:


What use can be made of dead dog? It
can be made for multitude of useful or
luxurious purposes.


Name one. A part of it may be put into
lady's smelling bottle.
Under what form? ? Either as delicious
perfume or as smelling salts.


How can it be converted into perfume
Glycerine is largely used by perfumers for
their choicest perfumes.
How is glycerine obtained from dead dog?
BY mixing soda with the boiling of the fat
and bones.


What docs this produce? A sweet sub
stance, called glycerine, or the sugar os fat.


How can the Putrefying flesh of dog be
converted into smelling salts Merely by
adding to it little hydrochloric acid


What further use can be made of dead
dog? You can wash your face and hands
with part of it.


How so? Part of the glycerine may be
used for scenting soap, Or made into glycerine
soap.


What other use can dead dog be put to !?
a lady going to court may put little on her
cheeks or lips, to improve their hpe.


How can this be managed? Part of the
glycerine may be mixed with carmine, and
sold for lip-salve or delicate tint for the
cheeks.


Name another use which can be made of
dead dog 1t may be brought to the table as
delcacy, and eaten with much relish.


How can this be done From the skin,
tendons and bones, gelatine can be obtained !;
and this gelatine may be made into Jelly.


What other delicacy can be made of it !?
A part can be put into our tea Or coffee, tarts
or puddings.


How can this be done? Sugar may be re-
fined by being strained through its burnt
bones.


What else can be done with dead dog
A gentleman can appear in part of it at q ball
or on promenade.


How so? Part of the skin may be made
into boots, and part into riding gloves.
Year: 1868

We clip. the following from the New York
Citizen, the last issue before the death of its
talented editor :,


"Major General Winfield Scott Hancock
is out in letter heartily endorsing the nomi-
nation of Horatio Seymour and Gen. Frank
P. Blair This in itself is a sufficient answer
toall those slanderous spectators of the Home
Brigade who have recently taken up the
business of denouncing Seymour and Blair
as 'copperheads.' On the whole muster rolls
of our army no name shone more conspicuous
lv for gallantry than that of Frank P. Blair,
few officers have been more desperately
wounded, and no officer has been more
gloriousy conspicuous for never saying come
to his men, but follow me- As for the
loyalty of Horatio Seymour, the fact that in
every national exigency he hurled forward
more troops TO the scene of action--whether
it was Washington or Gettysburg-than any
other Governor, together with the warm
letters Of thanks for his loyalty and devotion
from the late President Lincoln which have
already appeared, must be u sufficient answer.
Knowing Seymour well, and having had
opportunities to know him thoroughly, official
ly and personally during the war, we reluc>
tantly but firmly apply to whomsoever shall
question his action and practical loyalty, the
famous words of that great Radical Chief
who answers every charge he deems unfound-
ed by this striking phrase of the pure Saxon
dialect ''You lie, you villain, you lie /; and
what the great Radical philosopher does not
dove arc willing to be held responsible for
these words"
Year: 1868

GRANT AND His GRAMMAR-Grant,in in
his letter of acceptance, uses the following
language:


peace and universal prosperity, its so~
quence, with economy Of administration, will
tighten the burden of taxation, whilst it con-
stantly reduces the national debt. Let US
have peace"


Gen. d. IT, Hill, in the Land IJe Lore,
thus takes the magic uttcrance to task and to
pieces:


"What is nominative to will tighten =?
DO you answer peace and prosperity p
What then does the it refer to, in the next
line? There is plural something, which is
to tighten the burden of taxation, and there
is singular something, which is to reduce
the national debt. Will some loyal gram
marian explain what it is all about? In the
preceding clause to the one under consid-
Grafton, the General says: i always have
respected that will aud always SHALL Will
the same loyal scholar explain what the shall
refers to? Does he mean to say that he
always shall have respected it? If not,
whose grammar has he used ? Let US have
light as well as peace"
Year: 1868

Mr., DAvIs-Mr. Jefferson Davis and fam
lily, as we are informed by telegraph and mail,
have left for Europe. AS it has been stated
that he has gone there for the purpose of en-
gaging il business, it may be proper for us to
state that while he goes abroad mainly for his
health and for that recreation which his most
eventful life for the past seven years especially
makes needful to him, he has been likewise
induced to 60 to England upon the invitation
of an eminent commercial firm which desire
him to become partner in its business


1t is very possible that Mr. Davis, who has
been deprived by the events of the war of any
means ofsupport will accept this very generous
offer; but we believe we may assure our fellow
citizens of New Orleans that unless the other
members of this house shall think it best that
he should remain with them in England, he
will make his home with us, and represent in
this country the interests Of the house


We shall welcome this distinguished gen.
tleman with the utmost pleasure to this city,
where his eminent abilities and Christian vir-
tues are held in the most exalted respect.-N
Orleans PicGyune, 4UJuSt s.
Year: 1868

Dom Piatt, leading Republican of
Ohio. in the columns or the Mac-a-cheeh
Fress, of June l, 1867, made the following
honest confession


From the hour of his CLincoln's) first in
auguration up to that of his death, the thieves
ware all in office. 1t was impossible almost
to lay hands on an official and not touch man
made rich by his position. This was especial
ly the case with the moneyed offices. Honest
men stood aghast at the impunity with which
stealing went on. All cries of shame at the
outrage seemed unavailng. All opposition
was thrown away. Thieves were turned out to
be succeeded by thieves, and colossal fortunes
were made in an hour. The amiable old Presi-
dent cracked jokes over the rascality, and said
that in his appointment he had to run his
hand into sack of fifty snakes to find one eel.
Year: 1868

THE returns of the election in Kentucky
last week, continue to improve in their ma
ture. The Democratic majority in that State is
now estimated at between ninety and one hun
dred thousand majority, nearly double what it
was last year. The result satisfies the New
York ReroH and other much better au-
thorities, that the counter-revoIution will be
a triumphant success, and that the GRANT
and Congressional usurpation is doomed to GER
tain defeat.
Year: 1868

The South Carolina Legislature is said
to show signs of conservatism every day. the
blacks have grown distrustful Of their white
allies, and refuse to be led by them. The COL
ored leaders say they are determined to repre-
sent the people not a party.
Year: 1868

- The Des Moiues Register says the grass
hoppers recently ate up half acre OF tobac-
CO for man near that place and when the
owner vent out TO look at 1t they sat on the
fence and squirted tobacco juice In his eyes.
Year: 1868

New York and New Jersey are conceded
as beyond Radical hope. The Democracy are
"carryng the war into Africa" in those States,
with vengeance. In neither Of them have
the disciples of the mum candidate been able
to secure a respectable number for attendance
at their public meetings, The tide of en-
thusiasm and popular feeling is all on the
Dnmncrntic side
Year: 1868

Certain papers have been engaged of late in discussing what Gen. Grants policy is. Well we suppose they have right to discuss that or any other subject, real or imaginary for this is, or at least it ought to be, free country. But we confess we have known few things so superlatively ridiculous, so incomparably absurd, as to talk of Grants having policy We have somewhere seen learned disquisi- ton the object of which was to prove that it was question of doubt whether such a man as George Washington really existed, and although we were unable to compre- bend what reason, in all the realms of con- mon sense, the erudte author had for even so much as mooting the question, yet, in the liberality, of our heart, we ac- corded him the right of doing it if he chose. We did, indeed, form our conclu- sions as to the mental acumen of such as might consider the subject within the range of debate, if, in fact, any such in reality existed but as we had no reason to think the time had come, or was likely to come, when it could be said with truth tndt ibt iOtlc WCiC df OCdQ, anu as Wc were too charitable to desire that folly shouia, be treated as crime, we were satisfied that all who ae.;red it should dis cuss the subject to their hearts ISntent. So far-reaching and comprehensive is our charity in this respect that VIC should not at all feel called upon to object if some profound political wiseacre should take it into his head to debate the question whether the denizens of the moon are entitled to representation in Congress, or whether, in this age of progressive devel- opment, the animal creation ought not to be heard through their representatives in the legislative bodies of the country. We cannot, of course, therefore, as we have intimated, see any possible objection to anybody's descussing Gen, Grants policy, in case any one is foolish enough to think it possible that Gen. Grant has now, ever had, or ever will have, policy of his own

 Gen Grant has no more idea about gov ernmental affairs than mule has of comic sections, and, indeed, it comes almost with in the limits of the marvellous that any man should have been educated in an honorable profession, and lived to his age, in such profound ignorance, such cym- merian darkness, with regard to all sub jects of state policy What he knows about politics is that he would like the honor and pay of President of the United States. There his knowledge of political matters begins and ends.

 We do not really think that Gen. Grant is positively bad man; but he is not therefore any the better fitted for the Presidency. His qualities, with the ex- ception os his inordinate ambition, are
Year: 1868

has been reported by the Judiciary Commit
tee, and one which, think, promises to ma
terlally benefit the commerce OF this State.


Now, there are large number OF small
farmers throughout the Stase-there are
many OF them in my parish-who cultivate
their little tracts of land, ten, twenty and
nifty acres, or upward, and who raise con-
siderable amount of cotton corn and hay,
or other crops for sale, and they have no
convenient or safe means of weighing 1t.
and are consequently liable TO be imposed
upon by the INSCRIPTIONS parties to whom
they are sometimes obliged to sell. Some
years there is large amount OF hay made
in that section of the country, and by plac-
ing scales of this kind in the different towns
throughout the parish it would greatly &C
commodate and benefit these people who
have it and other bulky commodities to sell.
They would know that if they cut their hay
and bring it into town they would have no
trouble in getting the correct weight and
full value OF 1t; that for every pound they
would receive exactly its worth. AS mat
tiers now stand every one acquainted with
the customs of these country towns, and
especially every one who has had experience
in selling bulky and heavy articles there,
where there are no proper scales to weigh
them, knows that there is certain amount
OF imposition practised there upon Ignorant
people. man brings load OF cotton into
OlG Vi luese LOW1S WleTe ~ has W uc helSu'
ed bag by bag or basketball by basketball,
and by the time it is weighed he probably
loses one-half of it, he don't know how.
Now, if it is made compulsory upon these
parties to have platform scales of this kind
in every town, it will be good bill, and /
don't see why the Senate votes to lndehn-
itely postpone this measure. Senator
objected TO it on the ground that it
Was no new invention. / claim, as
regards the State of Louisiana, that every
thing of this kind with which we are not
supplied is a new invention and new
thug. For this reason, and knowing, as
do, that this is measure that will assist
the poor farmer and encourage his efforts
in every parish of the State, aud that it is
calculated to increase business, and benefit
commerce, and all parties concerned, wish
to see this bill become q law. wish to see
1t pass so as to secure to the people the use
and benefit of one of these platform scales
in every town in the State Of Louisiana. |
hope, therefore, the Senate will reconsider
its action uponsthe bin and,letit become-a.
law. ~, a. Asu,,.


0nEotion of Mr.. Todd, the motion tore
consider was laid on the table.


The remainder of the debate Of Septem
Der 10 will be published at another time.l
Year: 1868

Wholesale Seizure Of Refined Petroleum Ia


In Boston.


BosroS, Jan. %, 1883.
There good deal Of excitement in this city this
afternoon among the dealers in OIL ia consequence OF
the seizure by officers Of the Internal Revenue Of all
the refined petroleum In first hands that could DO found
II will be released only u be proved that the
government tax has been paid. The amount seized Is
very largo
Year: 1868

The inconsistencies of Andrew John
son are without parallel in the history OF
any public man in the United States. In


1861, while Senator. from Tennessee,
he uttered the following remarkable Ian
guage:


meant that the true way to fight the
battle was for US to remain here and oc-
cupy the places assigned to us by the
Constitution of the country Why did
L make that statement 1t was because
on the 4th day of March next we shall
have six majority in this body and if, as
some apprehend, the incoming adminss-
tration shall show any disposition to make
eucroachments upon the rights of the
States, or any other violation OF the Con-
stitution, we by remaining in the Union
and standing at our places, will have the
power to resist all these encroachments.
How We have the power to reject the
appointment of theCabinet officers ofthe in
coming President. Then should we not be
fighting the battle in the Union by resist
ing even the organization of the admins
tration in constitutional mode, aud thus,
at the very start, disable an administra-
ton which was likely to encroach on our
rights, and to violate the Constitution Of
the country? So far as appointing even
a minister abroad is concerned, the incom-
ing administration will have no power
without our consent, if we remain here.
1t comes into Office hand-cufed, power
less to do harm. We, standing here,
hold.th balance of power in our hands ;
we can resist it at the very threshold ef-
fectually, and do it inside Of the Union,
aud in our House. The incoming ad
ministration has not even the power to
appoint postmaster whose salary exceeds
81 900 year, without consultation with,
and the acquiescence of the Senate of the
United States. The President has not
even the power to draw his salary, his
S25, 900 per annum, unless inappropriate
it."


This is the argument by which An
drew johnson endeavored to convince his
fellow Senators from the South that they
could gain more for Slavery by remaining
in the Union than by leaving it. He
had then very moderate ideas of the Exc
cutive power. Norc he claims the right
to remove and appoint without the con-
sent of the representatives of the people.
Nothing could'be more opposite than his
present and his past constructions Of the
Constitution.
Year: 1868

An action cannot be perfectly good, un-
less it is pure in its motives that is, un-
less the motives are virtuous, and free
from any mixture of vice.


If we commit small faults without re-
gret today, we shall commit greater ones.
to- morrow


Pride is the most ridiculous and the.
foolish of all vices.


In everything We do, however trihins-
we ought to reflect and reason, otherwise
we shall never do anything we'll


Idleuess renders US unfit for every
thing.


Flattcry is more prejudicial than rude
ness or anger.


We owe the greatest gratitude to those
who tell US the truth.


Calumny is the voice of those who have,
neither good heart nor good under
standing.


We ought never to believe i'll of any
one till we are certain of it. We ought
not to say anything that is rude and dis:
pleasing in joke, and even then We ought
not to carry the joke too far.


The longer the saw of contention is,
drawn, the hotter it grows.
In matters of conscience, first thoughts
are best. In matters of prudence, last
thoughts are best.
Lying is vice so very Infamous, that
the greatest liar cannot bear it IN othor
men,
Year: 1868

A man is very apt to deceive himself
into the idea that he cannot save, and it
is no use attempting it. He convinces
himself that his income is little enough
for present necessities, aud puts off the
hope of accumulating if he form it at all,
to the happy period when he shall be in
better circumstances; but when they per-
haps improve, his wants have extended as
much, and still the time for saving is far
ahead. Thus he goes on and on, resolv-
ing and re solving, until at last he is sur
prised by some sudden calamity, which
deprives him of his ordinary wages, or
by death, which cruelty cuts him off in
the very midst of the best intentions in
the world. Did any man, We would ask,
experience falling of in his income,
even so much as a dollar week? Many
will answer they have. Did they contin-
ue to live at reduced rate? They re-
ply, we did SO, we were compelled to dc
it. Very well; and pray what is the diff
ference between being compelled to live
a dollar week cheaper, and compelling
yourself to do il? Or, suppose stationary
wages and a raising produce market, did
you not find that, although bread rose 8
penny loaf, and other provisions in pro
portion, you still continued to make your
income procure something like the usua
exhibition in vituals? You answer yes
And where, would ask, is the difference
between spending small extra sum upor
certain articles OF food. and laying it bacl
for accumulation, supposing it not to b.
so needed? 1t is clear that if you ha'
the fortitude and strength of character t.
make the savings as much a matter o
compulsion as the other circumstance
are, you would save. You have, there
fore, no excuse to present for not sayin
it, except that you are too weak-minde
to abstain from using money that is i
your power.
Year: 1868

A lady residing in Concord street,
Brooklyn, has become entirely helpless
from the effects of tight lacing. She was
in the habit of calling the young ladies
with whom she associated to aid her in
lacing her corsets as tight as they could
possibly be drawn, thinking that her fig
ure by that means would be greatly i'm
proved. Now her arms have become par
slyzcd, and she is helpless