The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-10-06
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Reported for tie Da,!y Argus,

New YORK, Oct. Ga New York Herald's OF
tawa, c. w, special says:
The Canadian volunteers have commenced dis
banding. The civil service companies have been
The New York Times Washington special
SAYS:
Hon. Louis V. Bogy, sf st. Louis, vas to-day
appointed commissioner of Indian affairs in place
OF Mr. Cooley, take effect the first of
month. This appontmentIs made in Difference TO
the request of citizens of st. Louis, who claim
that the cOmmissl oner OF Indian affairs should be
selected from among gentlemen whose experience
has enabled them to comprehend the Interests and
necessities of the Indian tribes while il is urged
that most OF the business with the Indian territor
transacted IN, or in some way passes through
St. Louis. 1t Is stated also, among other things,
that contracts for transportation have been made
by the Indian bureau with citizens OF New York to
the exclusion OF western citizens, who perform the
work; that the contractors afterwards subIet their
contracts at greatly reduced prces-to Missouri
men thus pocketing large amount of money with
out risk or the labor of performing the stipula-
tons OF the contract.
The New York Herald's Washington special
says:
The commissioners ofthe freedmen's bureau has
received reports from Tennessee, Alabama and
Arkansas for the month of August, all of which
continue to give highly encouraging accounts OF
the return OF peace and tranquility 10 those states
| The freedmen are generally employed and indus
| triCus, and gaming confidence in the
whites; everything indicates Il desire on the part
Of the people to welcome the day that will restore
quiet and harmony to that section of the country.
Among certain classes the old antipathy to the
freedmen;s bureau still exists. The assistant com
| missioner of the bureau in the state of Alaba ma
| reports that during the month of August 1911 74C
rations were issued TO 10 059 refugees Mt cost Of
| S24 ,275 Ninety-two thousand five hundred and
| twelve ratiOns were issued to 6,09S freedmen at
cost OF 81 605.
| The assistant commissioner for Askansas
states that in the same month he issued 6,S5;
rations to 408 freedmen, five thousand and forty
| eight rations issued to four hundred anC
forty nine refugees the total number of ration
| issued was eleven thousand nine hundred ant
one, to eight hundred and fifty seven persons n
a cost of II, 1l8 dollars
A Tribune Topeka Kansas special says:
Frank Kirby and Chas. Smith stock dealer
from Holiday overland stage Co., were murder
ed by Indians on Saturday last at Chalk Bluffs
a station on the Smokey Hill route, 90 mile
west of Fort Ellsworth. .
| PHILADELPHIA, Oct 6.-This Mornings paper
contain contradictory accounts OF riotous proceed
ings in this city. Last night three democrati
headquarters Quilted. number of police re
publicans, nvinc ibles, and BOYS in blue were shot
only one mortaly.
| CAIRO, ILL.,, Oct. 6.-Colonel Stencil, of Texas
Col. Bingham, OF Alabama, constituting delega
ton OF southern loyalists, arrived yesterday; AT
tempted TO speak in the Theatre last evening bu
the disturbing element and tumult in the crow
was so great that the speaker could not proceed
, | Mayor Wilson went to the stand while Stencil wa
trying to speak, urging the people to preserve or
der or leave the house, at the same time Stain
that he had no sympathy with the meeting, but h
advice was disregarded and the meeting was bro
ken up. The crowd continued their noisy demon
stratiOn until after midnight, one of which wa
the tearing DOWN the national flag from the porto
of the Theatre. Stencil and Bingham left for s
Louis this morning and the city is now quiet.