The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-10-15
By Telegraph.
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New YoRK, Oct l5.--The Times Wash
ington special says: Aleading radical men,
Der Of congress- from Massachusetts, 8 strong
advocate Of impeachment, lately announced
himselfin favor of Gen. Grant for President.
He said he was ready to put the most entire
faith in him. The mention of Vice Presi.
dent, too, is not neglected, and the name of
John A. Andrey, of Massachusetts, is very
| frequently mentioned as a most fit man for
the position.
-. The Treasury department is still busily
engaged in examining the bonds on hand
| for the purpose of discovering whether there
are any more counterfeits Of the 1905
The department learned to-day that several
banks thfoughoutS the country have been
victimized by the }hypethecatien ofthese
| counterfeit bonds by unknown parties.
First Assistant Postmaster General Skin
ner is lying here dangerously i'll. He has
been in the department for over fifty consec-
utive years. ,4 'sis-s1 ls.e
| ..BsFrALo, Oct l7.-Gen. Sheridan arrived
| here last evening by the New York Central
| railroad. He was received at the depot BY a
large concourse of citizens, Mayor Wells,
| Gen. Barry and Others. In reply to an adj
| dress of welcome he made short speech of
| thanks. He was Also presented by fenian
i Soi lay Wttil u MINUTES. W VSiSoiht,
| to which he replied in quiet tone and in
| ordinary phrase. He left for the Falls last
| night and returns to this city this forenoon.
He leaves at about noon for the west.
/ Our Buffalo bankers and brokers have got
about $4,000 of the bogus 1905 so far.
/ New YORK. Oct. IA Herald's Wash
| ington special says: An individual in
Washington who is supposed TO be posted in
treasury matters, avows his belief that the
| spurious counterfeit government bonds were
manufactured inside the treasury building by
means of duplicate impressions in lead Of
the original plates.
/ Secretary Mccullough denies the truth Of
| the report that the New York Metropolitan
| Board is to be abolished.
1 NEw York, Oct. l5.-The radical repub
4 licans of this city last night nominated foi
the convention Joshua g. Able and Major
James L. Haggerty for the offices of sheriff
and county clerk, respectively. The bal
anee of the county ticket was not nominated
the convention breaking up at midnight
amid the greatest confusion.
The Washington Republican says;
The President pronounces the Statement
relative to General Sherman, contained III
the Boston Advertisers Washington dis
patch, to be false in all its parts. Genera
Sherman's mission was wholly concerning
our Indian affairs.
dThe President has, upon Recommendation
of Gov. Pierpont and Attorney Gent Stan
berry, pardoned Samuel Barron, of Virginia
ex-commodore Of the rebel navy. -. @
| CHICAGO, Oct. l5.-The Chicago Times
Washington special visited President John
son at the White HSuse yesterday. Thu
President informed its correspondent tina
the rurnors afioat touching change in tn,
cabinet were wholly unauthorized and un
true. He did not intend to make any chang
in haste. Within few days tremendou
pressure had been made on him. lie has
been urged TO remove all of his cabinet Blu
secretary Wells, and attorney general STAINS
berry. He considered that the result in Ohi
was Republication of the policy of congress
and he hoped the lesson taught would b
followed everywhere and the people avoid al
dangerous extremes of both parties. Tn
corres pendent came away with the cohclu
sion that the President had not decided %
any immediate change in the cabinet an,
that there was not the slightest ground 70
the rumor that he intended any interference
with the reconstruction acts. ..-.
CISCINSATI, Oct I5th.-Ip 80 counties Q
Chic, the majority against constitutions
amendment is 23.l3s. The total majorit
against it will not fall short of $4,000.