The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-28
By: Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.

Iowa CRY, Aug 2s.-A fire in this city, on
Monday night, destroyed Sanders d Louis's
grocery store, and Peter Roberts" Furniture
store. Loss : 2o,ooo. Insurance $l0,0oo.
NEW York, Aug. 2s.-The Times Washing
ton special says:
The Presidents order transferring General
Hancock to the 5th military district has not yet
been promulgated by General Grant. There are
numerous reports afoat to the effect that Gen.
Grant refused to promulgate it, but these are in
correct. Gsn! Grant wrote another letter to the
President bat he has not yet received it.
General Grant regards the last order of the
President as entirely superceding order No. n,
including his instructions to Gen. Thomas, and
there is little doubt that serious difference has
occurred between the President and General
Grant, regarding the power of the latter under
the reconstruction acts and purposes of his letter
His letter TO the President to-day is believed to
have been to present certain suggestions for his
consideration on important questions rs to
whether the order of the President is not SO
as to conflict directly with the powers granted
to the Genera-i Chief, by the acts of Congress-
while there is also good ground for the belief
that the order, when issued, which may possibly
be to- morrow, will be accompanied by instruc-
tons similar to those which accompanied the
first order. faa sh
The situation of matters before the executive
mansion and war department is exceedingly
delicate. .ts.,. 3
| Predictions are made that Gen. Grant will re-
fuse TO issue an order unless modified or accom-
panied by Instructions of his own, and that rs
consequence he win be relieved from duty in the
war department. Should this occur, and the lat
ter undertake to transmit orders through any
new secretary of war, the issue is then direct and
unavoidable, for General Grant is acting under
| section two Of the Army appropriation act, ap-
| proved March, 1885,
The President, last Saturday, sent for John NJ.
Houghton, colored orator Of Ohio, to inquire
1 regarding the views of colored people regarding
| the freedmans bureau.
The President spoke in very severe terms
of General Howard, and animated very
clearly that he must relieve him, and pnt in
| some true friend of the colored race, and il
| the colored men here would agree upon one
| of their number, he would surely appoint
| him. He asked Houghton to take this under
consideration till the close of the week
Houghton and his friends seem wholly ayerse
| to the proposition.
DEsMoINs, Aug 2Sth.-At shutdown las,
| night an Engine on the Chicago Rock Island
| & P. r. R. stood within miles of this city
Look for big noise and "tiger" shortly
from capital city.
| President John s. Thompson, by lette,
| from London, has called meeting of the di
rectors of the three divisions of the Amer
can Central Railway, Indiana, Illinois anc
Iowa, Tuesday, Sept. 10th. The object 0
the meeting is to consolidate the three di
visions and prepare for work.
The New York Tribune's Washington
| special says:
That Grant and johnson have quarreled, Their
| is not the slightest doubt II is well known tina
| the President has made several orders which
Grant, as secretary of war, has refused to issu
| This II ia fafa he daes fO
| the purpose of being relieved from the war dc
| partment folio, and order relieving him i
looked for hourly. -
The New. York Times's Washington specin
| says:
| Jerry Black had an interview with Mr.. Sewar'
| yesterday.
The President still refuses to give to the spres
his correspondence with Grant uyon the remova
of Stanton. He regards his reply to Grant oil
Sheridan's removal as q reply to both.
Registration in Georgia has been completes
and, contrary to expectations the blacks ar
| some 2,000 in tho mojority. 1t was expecte'
that the whites would have majority of abou
30,0 900.
James Duncan, commissary to rebel wurtz, n
Andersopville, escaped from Fort Pulaski, las
week. He was sentenced for fifteen years. IL
has gone to France.
New YoRK, August ga series of giganti
whisky frauds on the revenue law have recent
been discovered which, it is said. duplicates mer
chants of high standing in this city and Boston
Names not given.
LoNpos, Aug. 2s.-Noon, csAsols 74i.
Bonds 73s.
| Erie 49, .- H ,r
| wv. bonds 81.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 2s.--Noon, cotton irregular
| Pork declined to 1,37s6d.
Breadstufs and others unchanged.
LONDON, P. M.-Erie Asa.
Bonds weak unchanged.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 2s.-The loss by fire 9
Thomas Benhams last night was forty thousan
| dollars.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 2s.-The steamer Mar
Erain sunk on rising san bar. She was 500
raised and repaired and is now running as regr
lar N ackef befwaep Evansv;ile md ruiro