The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-22
By Telegraph.
Ngw YoRK, Nov. -22.--The n. Y. Time

NEw York, Nov 22--Ihe n. Y. Times
special says:
Gen. Grant will soon submit to congress
the report of Maj. Whittlesey who was detail
ed last spring to visit West Point and
various leading colleges of the country with
a view to suggesting a plan for the introdue
ton of military instruction. The plan con.
templates bureau of military education in
the war department under the charge OF
| director general, with rank and pay of a
brigadier general. The state legislatures
are to designate a college in which the plan
| may be carried out and to each of these the
President is to appoint two military profes
sor. Students who pursue military Studies
are to have books and camp equippage fur
nished free. A limited number of college
graduates showing the greatest proficiency in
| military studies are to have their names pub
lished in the Army Register and one grad
nate per year, from each collage,
will be commissioned as second lieutenant
| in the army on the same footing with the
West Point graduates.
Detective Baker was brought under ar
rest before the Judiciary committee as wit
| ness yesterday. His excuse was that he
| thought he was not wanted unless a certain
woman could be found whom he had been
searching for but could not find.
[ The N. Y. Herald special says. Accord
| ing to the present Indications, an effort will
be made to remove the sergeant-at-arms OF
the senate, Mr.. Brown. Gen. Burbridge is
urged Tor the position. ~.
1t is said the president proposes to recon-
mend to congress, the reorganization of all
executive departments, with view to securing
efficient management of details of business
EACH. 40 Ti+sr /f34 t
JEFF Davis's counsel will object to his be
ing tried by Judge Underwood, charging
that the latter had shown himself bitterly pref
udice against him. He will also object tc
negro juries, as Illegal and incompetent. Il
the court overrules these obligations, the
counsel will abandon the case.
Secretary McCuIloch stated to-day, that
his report on the finance will not be sent te
congress until the day after the President
message is transmitted in December.
The Ny. Worlds speciel says Gov. Hol
den ONO. telegraphed to night from Raleigh
that the radicals have certainly carried the
state by a decided majority ON the question
of calling convention under the reconstruc-
ton act.
Gen. Grant in his report estimates tn
expense of the war department for the next
hoS1i NCNi at ptusUUufOOU dflu .oaohb tuht
there has been Important retrenchments, he
states that Gen. Sherman is of the opinion
that peace with the Indians is finally estab-
lished. r,ss.szs-.rrrs KS
Gen. Grant is silent in regarding the con
tinuance of the freedmen's bureau after it
expires by law next Summer, bat endorses
all military commanders who are enforcing
the reconstruction act. !
WAsHfke1ov, Nov 2EAMr. AIngersalL
H.. introduced a bill yesterday, to repeal the
law authorizing ieur millions of dollars per
month, of currency to be retired, aud pro-
hbiting any further reduction of currency
by secretary of the treasury. slrsr.5 sd.
LoSDoN. Nov. 2l.--Rnteris kilograms of
the American securities not yet received
Bullion in bank decreased during the week
twenty-five hundred pounds.
II LoNDcH, noon - Golsais 94S -
LIvEnfeoA, evening. -Uctton 81.
| Vplands 83.a4 rgkee
III Orleans g..
r LlvarooL, Nov. 2a-cot,on quiz. sales
week.
Paris, Nov 22.-The Bullion bsak IN IN
creased 4 millions fanrisaa savfgaI
LONDON, Nov. 22,-Consals advanced.
,LIvERe9ol,. Nov. r. Number. 2 red
wheat declined 4d. = n ~ f7sf- s-'eF
q California white wheat declined "a 81 a
Lard 51sSd.. 2 qssz e ba@lI zaaG ri 10
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