The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-09-29
EY TELEGRAPH
Reported for tie Daily Argus.

New York, Sept. 29.--The New York Herald's
w ashlngton special says:
One of the last official acts of Secretary Harlan,
performed the day before his resi- ynation took Ell
serve lands ofthe Cherokee Indians, in Kansas,
of 500, 600 acres, coded by the Indians
the government. were sold to the Connecticut
immigrant Society tor 81 per acre.
The New York Worlds special says:
The secretary of the treasury has removed DR..
astings from the position of physician and
fon to the United States marine hospital at San
ranclsco, California, and confrred the Office upon
7. Joseph c. Tucker. Dr.. Hastings is brother-in-
Nv TO Senator Sumner, OF Mass, and DR.. Tucker
brother to Gideon Tucker, of New York city.
The New York Herald's New Orleans special
Two colored soldiers, who fred their revolvers
| Ehe police few days ago and were arrested,
be been turned over to the civil authorities Tor
| I'll. The department commander in has en-
dsement tells the recorder to try them, and, IT
/ fad guilty, punish them. Thit is a precedent
| Ii will doubt be followed in future.
| emil Mower, of Sherman's army, is the rank
| iIoficer here in the absence OF the chief COM
| mder in Texas.
| orthern capitalists are still largely investing
mey in Louisiana. Texas and Mississippi.
| he following letter from Gen'l Grant to Brevet
| b. Gent Hyllel is published
HEADERS ARMIES Z. S,
| WAsHINGroN, d. c., Sept. 10, '66.
see from the papers that you have been max
| I'M speech, in which you pledge me to a polti-
| csarty. am further informed OF letter from
| Gil G resham, Of Indiana. in which he saws his
| ornent tor congress has published an extract
| FRI a letter received from you, in which Won
plye me to the support of Pres't Johnson, and
| aspJsed to the election of any candidate who
dtnot support his policy. You nor no man liv-
ina authorized to speak tor in political mat
| tie and ask you to desist in the future. l want
CIV man to vote according to his own judgement,
| wDut influence from me.
! Signed L. s. GRANT.
St. Petersbug Barren Lltzug says that al!
| pgations on the main land and the surround
INN Behring's straits for the completion of the
lint telegraph between Russia and America are
rfy finished. In the cousc OF the present wear
Telegraph will be constructed over a distance
ob00 beyond Reysl- The lines will be finished
irtGranley Haven to the kerickpak and along
| tMaEcy OF this river from the mouth
Ote Anadiecsfo Fort Ansices and from 0'kas-
teo Gshaya and perhaps even far as to be
job with the Anadices line. The cable between
Giey Haven and Sen awln bay at distance of
10 700 miles and that between Cape Cchanberg
aRape Talesle IN the Bay of the Anader will, II
isl, he completed before the end of this month.
Ancan ana Russian energy has been very quick
IN ing steps to complete the tie which is to
coct and hold together the two nations whose
nelliance is heraded forth by banquet of fire.
wo cannot be esarded without slight feeling
OF easIness by some of the more westerly ma
tio0f Europe.
mPHIs, Tenn. Sept. 2S.-Forty-six new cases
| ofaera and 81 deaths within the past % hours,
an rease of one over yesterdays report.
lHvuLE, Tenn. Sept. 2S.-Cholera deaths to-
dal.
ioNro, C. W., Sep. 29.-Tlme for importing
frans munitions OF war 10 extended 10 the 18th
of 0ber.
1executiye council meets at Quebec next
we,