The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-17
By Telegraph.
RErosrsD FOR TIE DArIr ARGUS.

In Ill;nois state fair have been offered mile
heats. $500; mile heats, 3 in 5, 5000; two mile
heats. 800. Entrance ten per cent.
young man named John Gallagher OF Mans
field Ohio, was found dead on the railroad track
Sunday forenoon. 1t is supposed he was struck
by the locomotive.
A distillery. in q coal mine 200 feet under
grond owned by one John, E. Eckert, Petersburg,
Ohio and doing illicit business for the past
months was seized by the assessor last Saturday.
Last Sunday four brothers in Posey county,
Indiana attempted to draw the charge from a
she'll when it exploded killing one, tearing leg
from another, the arm from the Sd and seriously
injuring the 4th. .s So sr
been held to bail on charge Of libeling Miles
Greenwood.
An intoxicated Cincinnati street ear driver,
named Evans fell under his car, Sunday, and
died from his injuries, Monday.
The N. Y. Times Washington special says:
The friends of the President say he will
certainly remove Gen. Schofeld for issuing an
order for election in Virginia in disregard of his
suggestions for uniform date for elections OF all
southern states.
Gen. Halleck telegraphs to Gen. Grant sug-
costing that the government at once apply the
regulations governing the Indian territories to
the recently acquired Russian territory, on the
northwest Pacific, in order to prevent the Illicit
traffic in liquor and TO obviate its demoralizing
tendencies on the natives.
The attorney generals Office is overwhelmed
with letters from the south inquiring If the recent
amnesty proclamation gives them the right OF SUI
frage, and desiring information as to whether
certain persons come under certain classes
Senator Fessenden denies having expressed
himself in favor of impeachment and, says there
will be time enough to give his views when the
case comes before him.
CHARLESTON, Sept. l7.-General Candy
has issued the following:
II nitizanc oSSacqad for fayas and who
shall have paid taxes for the current year,
and who are qualified and have been duly
registered as voters, are hereby declared
qualified to serve as jurors. 1t shall be suf-
hcient ground to challenge the competency
of a person drawn as juror that he has not
been duly registered as voter.
Any requirement of property qualification
for jurors, in addition to the qualifications
| herein prescribed, is hereby abrogated.
The governors of North and South Carroll
| ma, respectively, are hereby authorized and
| empowered to order special terms of court
for the purpose of revising and preparing
jury lists, and to provide for summoning and
| drawing jurors, in accordance with the re-
| quirements of this order.
The New York Times special says:
General Mower, who has been temporarily
assigned to the command of the fifth militia
| ry district, may he considered acclimated,
| having Just recovered from a severe attack
of the yellow fever.
Registration returns from North Carolina
| indicate that in the western part of the state
more white voters will be registered than
the total vote of 1860. The proportion OF
white to black was 6 to 5.
| The colored vote will increase the total
over that of 1860 by at least Is per cent.
| Ex-Mayor Wlthers, of Mobile, accompan
| led by delegation of Alabamians, is now
here, urging the removal of General Pope
They argue that the removal of Sheridan
was prompted by policy which absolutely
demands the displacement of their military
| ruler. Withers is anxious for reinstatement
The privilege of converting the Angus
issue of 1905 having expired yesterday, the
remainder (enly about $5,000,0001 will BIZ
paid in cash.
The secretary is getting the per cent:
ready with view of their possible use il
the payment of the October compounds.
1t Col. Wood and Lit. Parker, surgeons
in New Orleans, are down with the yellow
fever.
! New YORK September l7.-Frederic Schaft
houston, of Yonkers, yesterday, murdered
Theresa Williams, and subsequently commit
ted suicide. tits supposed the case was one o
unrequited affection.
On Governors Island, among the troops
there has been 80 cases of the cholera Thu
summer, l4resulting fatally. No new cases
No deaths this two weeks.
CHARLESTON, September l6th.-Judg
Brian of the u. s. District Court, now in ses
sion at Greenville, has issued orders that tn
aames of negroes be placed upon th
jury list
NEw ORLEANs,Sept l6.-Gen. Mower, com
handing this department, has issued an orde
forbidding assembages of armed men TO
political purposes. and all other acts tendin,
, to disorder and violence, and directing com
manders of posts, detachments, and station
to arrest and retain, until further orders, a.
armed men found posted as sentinels, picketS
or videtts, pretending to be.on'guard duty, 70
any purpose or by any authority not dul
authorized by law.
NEW YoRK, Sept. 1.-THE base ba
match for the championship of the country
Yesterday, between the Atlanties of Brook
iyn, and the Athletics, of Philadelphia, RI
suited in victory for the former by % t
J l6.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. l7.-Oficial return
: of the Maine election received at the ofhc
of the secretary of state, give Chamberlai
56,406. and Pillsburg 4,702, a majority fC
, Chamberlain of II, 704.
ST. Louis, noon, Sept.-A western di
patch saws
Five stage stations, between Hays Cit
kas., and Fl. Wallace, were attacked by Il
, dams, on Friday, and 40 mules and horse
captured, and one man killed and sewers
wounded.
Yesterday, A. NJ, government train
= 40 wagons was attacked, east of Hays cit
= and 80 animals captured, and drivers XII
J, ed and ! wounded.
/. Large bodies of Indians are all along Il
d road and threaten destruction to travel
They are burning all the hay all along &
road, and the grass also.
1t. Howard, adjutant of the 9Th infantr
t lost some horses and $500 in greenbacks.-
f A woman and children were captured, b
subsequently rescued. Disguised white nj
: were among the Indians. Only two India
were killed during all these attacks.
, The troops act on the defensive, pendll
!, the arrival of the peace commissioners
! An Omaha dispatch says:
is Montana volunteers had fight with 7
+ Grow and Sioux Indians, on the Iello
y stone River, Sept. LIST.
a Two whites killed, Indians loss unknown
~ The citizens of Montana are calling loud
y for the government to stop the Indian o.
outrages or let them do it themselves.
t, Union Pacific RR is now finished AGO
west of Omaka and within so miles OF Che
= enne city. Kansas branch Pacific II. n.
completed IL miles beyond the station u
| by {bo ooy,, which cerrl