The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-03-11
toe al AFT AIRS.

LOCAL AFFAIRS.
REV. Mn MAGnL's sermon TO the young
men, On Sunday evening, drew crowded
house-muny having to - away being una
bic to find ,eat,
TuE insane Swele man. brought to jail in
this city, not long since, died in Jail, to-day,
at > o'clock, ?. m.
The particulars Of his ease were published
sometime since, in the .irguS
LADIES OYSTER SUFFER-. The ladies Of
the Soldiers all Society" will give sup.
per ON Thursday evening the 18th Of March,
at Island City hall, for the benefit of our
brave soldiers wounded in battle.
Contributions Of all kinds will be received
at Island City Hall, on the day Of supper,
The apportIonment Of the state, by the con.
stitutional convention, into legislative dis
trcts, will make make our county, (the j9th
district representative district, by itself
This vii! be highly satisfactory to our people.
Our senate district ttho l2th) will be compos.
ed of Rock Island, Henry and Mercer coun.
ties. This, also will be rs satisfactory an
arrangement as could be made.
TuE SOLDIERS, from this county, have sent
home, to their friends since last November,
through the United States EXPIRES, Company,
the sum Of SlO91j,0O, and most Of it was
sent in small sums, in some cases as low as
so, and in very large proportion of the
cases, under $50
! This speaks well for the economy Of our
men, though this sum is 10y no means all that
has been sent home. a large amount has
been sent by private hands, and through the
mails
The Chicago I'Jute seems to be getting
short Of matter to fill its columns For some
time past it has rarely printed over two or
three new papers Il week. A large proper.
ton of its reading matter is printed two and
sometimes three times over. What is the
trouble with the consolidated ?" l. it get.
ting short If funds? Il would seem so
from tn" pact that il reprints 50 much of its
leading matter
From the Davenport Gazette, March 10.
Capt. Il. NJ. Litter.
1t ie with no ordinary pleasure tina, we
puhl,gb tln G.ll,,rp,, Iot.,,s Cr,,, ,,, g. II "a,
citizen, Capt Il. NJ. Litter, in respect to whom
there bas been the most vilainOul reports
circulated but which, from these letters and
the statements Of Messrs Meredith and Suit.
or, we believe to be without shadow of
foundation. The first intimuton received at
Fort DOnGlson Of such reports being in circu-
lation, we are assured, was Il couple of DAYS
before the escort left there with the bodies of
the dead 4oIdicrs. The last letter is a private
one, addressed to fellow -citizen, in answer
to note he sent Capt. Littler, acquaintng
him with the reports his enemies had circu-
lated
FORT DoYELsoN March3 1862. /
EDITOR GAZETTE: From the 81. Louis
Democrat, of the 9th ult,, take the follow |
ing from your paper:
capt Littler we are informed by an intel .
ligent member Of his company, who arrived
last evening, braycly led his men in the
charge at Fort Donel>on, urging them on, till .
ordered by Col futile to 20 back and bring up
the right wing, which he accordingly did We
give place to his statement with pleasure, in +
order to reutc some Slanderous stories which
gained currency yesterday to Capt Litter's
discredit."
wish to make a correction as relates to tho
right wing. This was under command Of Lts
Col. James \. Baker, Of our regiment, and
followed within one hundred yards Of the left
wing. Col. Baker calamity led his men, and
was with the regiment constantly The men
composing the right wing did not need to be
sent for.
As to my conduct on that occasion, have
no occasion to blush. For the benefit of
those who are ready to circulate Islander, in
stead of fighting themselves, | would refer
them to the regimcntal or division command
ers.
Yours respectfully,
RoBT. NJ. LITTER,
Capt. Co. B, I'd Iowa Vols.