The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-27
RrpoRTED ron rHr DAILY ARGUS.
Conservative Soldiers and
Sailors Invited to Par
ticipate in the New
York Convention.
AD INTERIM THOMAS ALL .. X.
RADICALS TRY TO INDUCE STANTON
TO "STICK."
HE REFUSES AND LEAVES THE
BUILDING IN DISGUST.
Movements OF Senators Grimes
and Henderson.
Chicago Wants the Mechanical
Department of the Industrial
University.
McCOOLE AND COBURN
FIGHT.
MIcCoole Arrested, Gives Bail and
Leaves for the Battle Ground.
COburn Arrested and the Fight
Probably or.
Chicago Wants the mechanical
Department Of the Industrial
University.
McCOOLE AND COBURN
FIGHT.
McCoole Arrested, Gives Bail and
Leaves for the Battle Ground.
C0burn Arrested and the Fight
Probably or.


New York. May PA Washington dis
patch to the n. Y. Herald states that a paper
was prepared in the house Representatives,
| and signed by the democratic members, re-
| questing the national democratic executive
| committee to extend an invitation to the con-
servative soldiers and sailors organizations
| throughout the country to attend the nation
al convention on July 4th and participate
in its deliberations. The paper will be for
warded to the chairman of the committee OF
the earliest moment.
The same dispatch says Gen. Thomas,
last evening, took possession of the war de-
partment as secretary of war ad interim.
The n. Y. Times dispatch says several
members of congress endeavored to persuade
Stanton not to resign, but he said it was the
proper step for him to take and he will not
| 90 to the war office any more except as a
| private citizen.
| CHICAGO, May 2T.-A meeting of the
| friends of the Illinois Industrial University
was held last evening, Mayor Rice presi-
| ding. A number of speeches were made in
| support Of the movement to establish the
mechanical department in this city, and a
series Of resolutions 10 the same end were
unanimously adopted. The resolutions ac-
| cept the act Of the state board with the
| pledge to do whatever ought to be expected
| Of this city or county; declare Chicago to be
| the proper location, and that site should
| be selected not exceeding one half mile
| from the centre of population; insist that the
| institution shall not in any way be connect
| ed with any private corporation, and pro-
| vide for committee to confer with the
common council in regard to furnishing a
site tor the erection of a new college build
| ing. ....s Ezass.
The Tribune's Washington special says:
| Senator Grimes will leave BY steamer for
| New York to-day, and after spending short
time in that city and in Hudson, will visit
| near Boston. He will not 90 west for some
| considerable time, as his physician consid-
ers him unfit for that effort
| Senator Henderson leaves Washington on
| Thursday for the west, expecting to reach
| St. Louis on Saturday. His stay will be
| short.
CINCINNATI, May 27.-McCoole was ar
rested near Cold Springs, Ind, at O'clock
this morning, by the sheriff of Dearborn
county, and taken to Lawrencebury, and
bound over BY the grand jury of Dearborn
county in $4,000 to appear day after to-mor-
row. Bonds were given and MeCotle left
Lawreneeburg an 10 o'clock for the battle
ground.
| .. SECOND DESPATCH.
Coin SPRINGS, May PIT first excur-
sion train arrived here at half past nine, and
found at least thousand people, representing
| Indiana, Illinois and Missouri on the ground.
| Before starting from Cincinnati there was
an immense crowd around at the depot, but
| the number that entered was much smaller
4 than was expected.
The train was made up of cattle, hog
and grain ears, with rough wooden benches.
The arrest of McCooie, at Lawrenceburg,
was announced and created an immense ex
| element.
The region around Cold Springs is desc.
late; the place chosen is nearly mile north
of the station, on the lands of II. p. Cady,
am old citizen, being a level meadow Of
about four acres, with corn and wheat fields
on all sides, except the east where there is
a rolling wood, very thick and very bushv.
At an early hour in the morning all The
trees commanding q view of the battle.
ground were filed with men and boys who
| appeared determined to sit it out on that
line if it took all day. The managers drove
stakes and had the ring ready by daylight,
but as soon as it was known that MeCoole
was arrested they were taken away.
| Coburn succeeded in dodying admirably.
lie went from place TO place and thus es-
capped arrest although large lot of officers
were on his track all the morning.
The news of the release of McCoole on
$4,000 bonds, and that he was on his way
to fight, aud forfeit his bonds, created a
great sensation and general rejoicing, Nc
Coole will be here in few minutes. He
has not much time to spare.
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| CoLD SPRINGS, Ind, May .27.--The sec
ond excursion train, which left Cincinnati at
o'clock, containing IL ears, with about
200 passengers, has just arrived, Me-
Coole was at the depot and was enthusiast
tically received by the excursionists.
| Jno, Sheen, of Lawrenceburg, was his