The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-10-01
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY Angus.

aaron Jones, the pugiilstS, Will give an eXhl-
hition of their skill, to-morrow evening. in
the Crosby Music Hall. ~ 81
The Chicago Times says:
4 Anew and very important railroad ar
rangement is that of the purchase of the
Dubuque and Sioux City railroad, by the
Illinois Central Railroad Company. The
former named road now runs to Iowa Falls,
butthe recent purchasers intend to push
matters forward and very soon it will be
completed to Sioux City, at which place il
will connect with the Missouri river, thus
giving another direct communication be-
tween Chicago and Omaha. This arrange
ment viii secure q large trade for Chicago
which has heretofore been given to other
cities more easy of access.
A small vessel is reported lying bottom
upwards, about 10 miles down the lake.
She was probably capsized in the gale and
it is feared her crew was lost -
The Chicago Tribunes Washington
special announces with positiveness
that the President has made formal
tender of the secretaryship of the treasury
to Robert j. Walker. ~, ..s.r
The Washington Intelligencer confirms
the statement that Gen. Sickles will not be
granted a court ofinquiry.
Quincy, Oct l-1he state. fair opened
yesterday on the grounds of the Adams
county agricultural society, located about
| miles from town and comprizing 10 acres.
Entries up to last evening numbered 1000
and the exhibition promises to be the largest
ever held in the state. There are about 500
horses on the grounds $50 pens full of cat
| tie, and fully 500 head, and nearly 500
sheep. The gate receipts yesterday were
81, $50, larger than ever before on the LIST day
of the fair The programme to-day includes
\ a trial of speed between four year ODDS that
| never made better time than 2:45 and a
running race, mile heats and repeat, for
which there are 3 entries. s-
CLINTON, Iowa., Oct. 1.-The Iowa state
tair opens to-day, at 3 p. m, by an address
| from President Meldeny. The entries last
evening numbered 500, and the officers of
the society believed that they would reach
| 1900 by the time the books closed. Indi-
cations are very flattering for most sue
cessful exhibition. Tom Hyer and Joe
| Hooker are the best-known horses yet on the
| ground, but Bashaw, Sam kirkwood, and
| others are expected to arrive.
| New ORLEANS, Sept. 30.-The total vote
of the city falls 1929 short of a majority of
| the self-registered voters.
| The Republican has further returns from
Algire and the parishes of St. Bernard, St.
Il
500 less than majority of the number reg
istered have voted on the convention ques-
| ton but returns from the country parishes
indicate that a majority in the whole state
have voted.
| NEw YORK, Oct. 1.-The New FORK Tri-
bune's Baltimore special says
| General Grant having refused to issue
artillery to the Maryland militia on Grover
| nor SWANS demand, the governor has pur-
chased batteries of II pound Napoleon brass
guns for the artillery companies Of this city.
The guns have been assigned to three com
panies, the commanders of which were al
in the rebel army. p -5.=s-
The board of couneilmen met, yesterday
and adopted a resolution, by a vote of / tc
s, rendering the Inequalities of the city tt
| General Sheridan. ~
/ Mayor Booth sent message to the Brook
Ign board of aldermen, yesterday, announc
ing General Sheridan intended visit to tina
! CITY,. A resolution was offered, expressing
admiration for his military services durinl
the war, but expressing disapproval of hi
course in Louisiana. substitute for this
rendering him a public reception, was los
bv tie vote.
The New York Times Washington spe
fetal says:
The opinion prevails extensively threagh
! out the country that the reconstruction nc
of the 10th congress requires majority o
| all the registered voters in the southern ele(
tomato authorize the holding of constitr
| tional conventions. This Is erroneous, q
the law reads as follows
.'If a majority of the votes given on that que;
| ton shall be for convention then such CONVEX
| ton shall be held, Sc
M All the statements heretofore pubhshe
regarding the trial of JEFF Davis have bee
mere surmises, and the government has nc
authorized them nor made public any int
nation of what it intends to do.
l 1t is semi-officially announced that tn
| government will ask for further delay whe
the trial comes on in November, and tina
the counsel for the accused will then max
a motion to enter nolle prosequi. Judg
Underwood viii be present, but 1t is not sta
ed whether Judge Chase will preside.
J. motion to quash..will be argued and decided
a probably, during the early part of tn
to term.
During a recent interview with an OIL
Tennessee friend, the purport of which ha
been made public, Mr.. johnson stated ths
he would take his final stand against col
. yress by resisting it, if it assumed the right
suspend him during the progress of the lin
, parchment trial 81 ~EE
The n. \. Herald special says:
~ The statment of pubic debt for Septembt
will be made about Wednesday. 1t wi
y, show reduction of the debt but not to II
ne extent given in August. Statement OF bot
internal revenew and customs receipts fe
off in September. During the last half
this month the returns from the internal re
= enue have not averaged more than o qua
ter of million per day.
+. The President tonight appointed Co
, Noah L. Jeffries, of Maryland, register
treasury vice Colby, deceased.
n There is not a word of tru'
in the story, that the administration
being consulted by district ATTIC
% ney and judges at Richmond relative
i, postponing of the trial of JEFF. Davis. 1t
l. matter for the Judiciary and not the e
Id ecutive to decide. The onlypoint upon Whit
ne even the attorney general could be proper
IN consulted would be as TO the necessity
IN employing counsel additional to that alreaC
~ provided by law.
= ST. Louis, Oct. 1.-The wholesale hqu
lie house of Hatch, Maurier 4 Co., on Vain
e. street, was entered by burglars, last nigt
who broke open the safe and carried off 5
600 in money and large emount OF note
Thirty five thousand dollars in governme
A bonds and thirty five thousand dollars in di
to monds, belonging to Mr.. Maurier, escape
O. the attention of the robbers and were left
the safe. sta,#
at New YORK, Oct. lst.--The Grafton nauo
al bank is reported to have failed with bea'