The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-24
By Telegraph.
REPORTED ron THE DAILY ARGUS.

UTICA, n. Y. Sept. 24.-Arnold, the well
known guide on the Jno. Brown tract, shot
a German residing at Saranac River, on
Monday last. The German has since died.
Arnold has fled into the woods aud declares
he will not be taken alive.
QUINCY, Sept. 24.-The city is full OF
strangers attending the state fair. The
weather. is rainy and gloomy yet the fair
grounds present a lively appearance this
morning. The programme for to day is the
awards Of of premiums to short horn cows
and heifers. Also upOn hogs, saddle horses
and teams, Suffolk and Essex breeds of
hogs, and upon painting. The award Of
premiums for ladies equestrianism Is also to
be made to-day. There is a large array
Of stock for these awards.
At the annual election of officers of the
state fair, held last evening, John W. Burns,
Of Springfield, was electe president, and
John P. Reynolds, secretary, and +. c.
Clapp, treasurer.
NEw YoRE, Sept. pa box containing
1000 in currency, was stolen from the dri'
vers seat Of an Adams express wagon, yes.
terday, in Broadway, while the driver had
turned his head away to adjust something.
The thief was discovered aud hailed, but he
lodged into the crowd and made good his
escape.
Joe Cooke, in former years prominently
known as d circus clown, and for the past
year proprietor OF the Sunny Side Hotel, on
Long Island, yesterday made afidsvit before
Judge McCool, Of Essex Market police
court, charging Henry Foster with his forci.
bic abduction and confinement for five
weeks in Kings county lunatic asylum. lie
also charges the latter with the attempted
poisoning of himself and wife. ....
ToRoNTo, Sept. 2A-The Legislature
while on an excursion around Lake Superb
or, yesterday, adopted resolution recon.
mending an appropriation Of $4,000 to.
wards alleviating the distress IN the Red riv.
err country, also approving o liberal policy
in regard to the measures to improve the
navigation of Lake Superior.
A woman named Jane Afford was found
murdered in the street, yesterday.
CHICAGO, Sept. 24.--John McDevitt, of
this city, the billiard champion of America,
has been challenged by Mr.. Goldthwaite, OF
New York.
MONTGOMERY, Sept. 24.-Gov Smith and
five members Of the legislature left for
| Washington, yesterday, with memorial to
the president asking for troops. The demo
| Gratis held an Indignation meeting, last
night and denounced the language of the
memorial as false. They have no objection
to the presence Of soldiers but object to the
memorial as SANDER upon white people.
New YORK, Sept. 2i.-The dog pit revi-
| val at Kit Burns den was continued, yester.
day, with no morelthan usual success. Kit
| himself remaining obdurate and the congre'
cation wearing too respectable al appear.
ance to be casSed among the new issue of
| christians.
| John Allen was present at his old dance
house, and expressed himself sorry that he
had ever persuaded any of his women to at.
tend meeting as they were treated and
shown up as the worst of women by preach.
ers, aud that they were shamed from repen.
lance.
In the labor union, yesterday, Miss An.
thony submitted report urging women to
learn trades and secure ballot and demand
an hour law for their labor and
equal pay for equal work with men. The
report was discussed but not acted upon.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-In the criminal
court this morning, Judge Wylie discharged
Surratt, under statute limitation, the indict-
ment not having been found until two years
after the oFense was alleged to have ben
| committed
New York. Sept. PA meeting of dele.
gates from Is circles of the Fenian Brother,
hood was held last evening. An address
from President O'Neil, in relation to import,
ant movements contemplated, was read, and
Mr. Gibbors, of Philadelphia, made some
remarks of an Encouraging character.