The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-16
A Radical Chicago Parson
: on the Rampage, About
the Maine Liquor
Law.
MORE FIDDLE-FADDLE RUMORS
ABOUT GRANT.
Death OF Gen. Griffin, Of Yellow
Fever.
THE FEVER ABATING.
Mexican Affairs.

New YORK, Sept. 16.-The NY .Herald's
Mexico City correspondence, Aug. %, says ::
Considerable canvassing and excitement
the call made by President Juarez for
general election. The factions were active
and those in opposition were neglecting no
opportunity to diminish the chances of
President Juarez. The latter is in favor of
so amending the Mexican constitution as to
make it like that of the United States. He
is in favor of allowing the clergy to vote and
be voted for; of having two houses of con-
gress, and OF making the minister, report to
the executive as is done in the United
States.
Santa Annals trial is daily expected to
take place. His counsel will be the same gen.
tlemen who defended Macmillan. The
general impression is that he will not be ex-
ecuted but that his estates will be confscat
ed.
CHICAGO, Sept. l6.-The n. Y. Tribune's
Washington special says:
Gen. Grant has, within the last two or
three days, expressed his fears that there is
trouble ahead. One gentleman who talked
with him says he manifested great solicitude
in speaking of the possible and probable ev-
ents of the next three months.
Gen. Grant received a telegram this eve
ming announcing the death of Gen. Griffin,
at | O'Clock to-day, at Galveston, of yellow
fever.
Maj. Gen. Joseph E Mower viii have COM
mand of the military district TIL Gen. Han
cock arrives.
Gen. j. j. Reynolds will command the
state of Texas, and Gen. Wheaton the state
of Louisiana. The latter is also down with
fever. but the advices to-day from headquar-
tiers are favorable.
The Chicago Times Washington special
says
Ex-senator Cowan states that he has not
been rendered nor has he solicited any cab-
net position, and that he has not sought any
interview with the President. He further
states that he is not an applicant foT any Off
cial position.
Under the new internal regulations the
government is endeavoring to abolish the
small bonded warehouses and have large
ones established. This course would tend
to prevent frauds. A general protest, how
ever, has already been made bv whisky dis.
tillers who claim that it gives a monopoly to
individuals owning bonded warehouses A
committee has arrived here from New York
to endeavor to have the regulations changed.
Mike McCoole and Aaron Jones are an
nounced TO visit this city during the current
week.
DIR. Hatfield, of Wabash Avenue metho-
dist church, preached sermon, last evening.
on the temperance question. He said there
were 1900 licensed grog shops in Chicago.
He illustrated the pecuniary burden Of these
shops on the community by supposing the
sales of each amounted to $500 day, which
would make an aggregate amount paid for
drink, in the year, of the large sum of $l6,-
100000. He put the cost TO the entire coun-
try, for liquor, each year, at $4O0,0O0,O0O.
In concluding his remarks he said that, in
some states, there have been liquor laws and
in all these states there will be. Having
postponed that labor to carry through the
rebellion, the friends of temperance now in
tend to agitate until the e-1iquor-law is
the prevailing law in the United States.
In opposition to this, he said, the rum sell
lers use the torch of the incendiary to carry
out their purposes, poisoning cattle and des.
troying orchards, and thus they oppose the
law.
PARIS, Sept. l5.-The Notifications of
Strasburg are be extended and strengthen
ed = a-& -
FLORENCE, Sept. 1.-THE Italian govt
threatens to commence legal proceedings
against Garibaldi If he persists in his prepa-
rations for hostile attack upon the city of
Rome.
New York, Sept. 16.--The New York
Times Washington special says:
General Hancock has not yet arrived here,
though daily expected. He comes at the
Presidents request, for General Grant has
not summoned him.
General Sheridan, who left Leavenworth
last night, is expected here in about week.
He will make brief stop at Chicago aad
at his old home in Ohio on his way here.
LONDON, noon, Sept. 16.-Consols "a.
Erie 443. .a.ST
Bonds 73a.
Ill. 774.
FRANKFORT, noon, Sept. l6.-Bonds 76s
LIVERPOOL, noon,Sept l2.-Cotton opens
quiet and steady.
Corn 37s9d.
Other markets unchanged.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. l6.-Flour firm, city
Xxx 9,75a10, 90 No. l.
Wheat 1871 No. l.