The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-13
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-It is estimated that
there were twenty-five thousand people in
attendance at the Michigan State fair yes:
terday. One match team exhibited, weighed
Z, 400 pounds.
The Times Cincinnati special says: To-
morrow the first democratic meeting of the
campaign will be held here, Gen. McCook
being speaker. Though late in commmenc-
ing the public demonstration, it is under
stood, has prepared most thorough organiza-
ton, besides they are sanguine that no reg
ular nomination will be made to fill the
congressional vacancy, the financial view
of Gen. Cory being acceptable. The general
addressed a big mass meeting of the work
ing men, who assembled to ratity his nomi-
nation tonight, giving special emphasis to
his opinions in favor of abolishing the ma.
tional banks and paying at maturity the ma
tional debt in greenbacks; and making 8
hours a days work.
New YORK, Sept. l3.-Coroner Wildly
was yesterday called to the residence of
Mr.. Heeman Newell, l04 east 26th street,
| to hold an inquest over the remains of NAL
| coin Melville, son of Herman, who commit.
ted suicide by shooting himself with a re.
| volver.
The Worlds special says Grant has re.
| ceived intelligence that the radicals in Mary
land contemplate the Inauguration of a
| scheme at the election, on the 18th inst,
| when the new state constitution is to be sub
mitted for ratification, which will surely lead
to riot, blodshed and murder.
| The assumption that the colored man has
as much right to vote in Maryland as he
has in Virginia, is more desperate. The
radical leaders in the former state are urg
| ing the colored men to present themselves
at the polls and demand the right to vote on
the new constitution.
/ The so-called border state convention
| which assembled in Baltimore, lately, evi
| IDENTITY means mischief in that direction.
The conservative citizens of the state
have been here today, among whom was
ex-governor Pratt, comforting with the
officials on the impending troubles
The state authorizes feel confident of be
ing able to preserve peace, but 1t Is not i'm
possible that Gov. Swan will have to call OF
Gen. Grant for aid.
A number of ex officers of the army, who
have suffered dismissal from service by tn,
arbitrary course of Stanton, are here pre-
senting their cases TO Gen. Grant In thu
majority of instances the facts in their ia
vor are so overwhelming that they will b.
reinstated and then mustered out
The n. Y. Times special says.
The personal friends of Gen. Mcclellan
here assert that although he may have beer
requested by telegraph, to return, he has NJ
idea of doing so, that on the contrary he ha
Just determined to remain abroad another
year and has taken house and made ar
engagements for the tuition of his children
accordingly.
Private letters from reliable sources il
Charleston, received here, assert that Gen
Candy has fully determined to pursue a lint
of policy marked out by Gen. S;ckles, anG
to enforce the system of orders, rules and reg
ulatious which he had established. 1t i
well known that Gen Sickles had institute
for the people of his district a code of law
and regulations which they almost unani
mously admitted were more just and benef
cial, in their position, than any that had bee
vouchsafed them by Legislative authorit
for many years.
The Ny. Tribunes special says: Their
IS rumor in circulation tonight that Pre-
ident Johnson designs making an immed
: ate change in the war department. 1t
said that Frank p Blair, Jr. will be put in Ii
office until Mcclellan is heard from. tn
: presiden has stated that Gen. Porter shs
have a new trial.
: Gen. Grant favors it.
ST.. Louis, Sept. 13.-An Ohaha dispatc
SAYS that Gen. Sherman this evening recei
ed telegram from the commander at Fo
: Laramie, stating that the hostile Indisns Wi
: not come in to meet the commissioners {
: that point at the time expected, but they Wi
send in number to listen TO proposition
to be made, as they fear some traps will
sprung, and they suspect bad faith.
If they are satisfied that the commission
, ers are in good faith. then the hostile chic
will come in and hold council in the fu
| of the moon.
Under this aspect of affairs the commi
, sioners will hold meeting in order to sett
upon what course to pursue.