The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-15
By Telegraph.
Rrroar.p ron THE DAILY ARGUS.


RALEIGH, n. c., Jan. l5.-The reconstruc-
ton convention met at noon yesterday, one
hundred delegates being present. There
were IL conservatives and l3 colored dele
gates.
OhARLEsroN, S. c., Jan. 1.-the recon
str1cton convention. composed of SO whites
ana o3 coiored delegates, meet in pursuance Of
Gen. Canby's order. At noon 92 delegates,
constituting quorum, were present.
PARIS, Jan. l4th., evening.-Iu Corps
Legisatiff, to-day, bill for the reorpaniza.
ton ofthe army was finally passed by a vote
of 1879 to "a.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l5.-Gen. James Fl.
Wilson has made his report to the war de.
partment on the Illinois and Michigan ship
canal Improvements. The document com
prises about seventy foolscap pages. He
recommends widening and deepening of the
present canal from Bridgeport to the head
OF Lake Joliet, except eleven miles below
Summit, where it will be cheaper to cut a
new canal. He says that from Lake Joliet
| to Marseilles the bed of the river should be
| followed, and from Marseiiles to about OF
tawa another new canal should be cut around
the Grand Rapids of the Illinois River
From Ottawa the river should again be fol-
| lowed to the mouth, the necessary water be.
| ing secured by a system of locks and canals
All the canals should be l6O feet wide, with
navigable depth of feet, the present
summit being cut down SO as to secure this
| depth. He says the system of navigation
should be adapted to steamboats, and barges
employed on the Mississippi river, and no,
to ocean and lake vessels generally. His
estimate of the whole cost of the work on
the plan recommended, is eighteen million
two hundred and seventeen thousand dol.
lars, of which over eleven millions is for
work between Chicago and Lockport.
The house military committee is ready to
| report bill providing for the payment of
| additional bounties to heirs of soldiers
In those cases in which there has been great
delay, the payments are now constantly in-
| creasing.
| The Western Anti-radical Club was or.
ganized here last night by the election of
Gen. Hugh Ewing, of Kansas, as president,
and Senator Doolittle, of Wisconsin, as vice
| president.
The democratic national committe had a
long session here last night, several of the
| committee are favorable to the nomination
of President Johnson.
Official advises from Crete state that the
Cretons reject all overtures of Turkey, and in
SYST on the expulsion ofthe invaders from the
| Island,
News from Greece cheering.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 1.-the republican
nominating convention met this evening.
Thos. A. Conway, was nominated for super
intendent of public education G. VI. Balder,
for attorney general G. Wickliffe, for au-
ditor, and colored man for treasurer. De
mas, who was nominated for Lieut.. Govern
or, last night, has declined on the grounds
that his name vas used without his consent,
and declining to fill any subordinate posi-.
| ton in the radical party. His resignation
was accepted, and Oscar Dunn, black an
alderman of this city, was nominated in his
| stead. Resolutions endorsing the President
were voted down.
| The officer sent to examine into the dis
turbance at Marshall, Texas, reports that
but one shot was fired, and that over the
heads of the crowd, by man who was
arrested.
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. l4.-General
| Humphreys confidence man who operated
| st Pittsheld and ran away to Cincinnati last
summer with Miss Keneyon has pleaded
| guilty to two indictments for obtaining mon.
| ey under false pretences.
| Goodrich the Pitts6eld savings bank rob-
Der has defaulted and leaves his father to pay
| his bill.
ST. Louis, Jan. l5.-The clothing store of
n. W. Sproule, on Fourth Street. was dam
aged ny fire and water last night TO the
amount of $4,000 or $4,000.
| NEw YORK, Jan. l5.-St. Thomas advices
state that special commissioner from St.
Domingo to the United States, had arrived
there He has more favorable offers to make
for the sale of SANTANA, as the Haytisn gov.
eminent needs funds to put down the rebel
lion.