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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
THE CATTLE DISEASE In CENTRAL
lLLINGIS.
Report Of DR.. e. G. Johns, Of De.
catur, on the Recent Mortality
among Mich Cows at Spring
feld-The Disease Supposed
to Have Abated.
Correspondence of the Chicago Journal.
SPRINGFIELp. H., Nav %.

Correspondence of the Chicago Journal.
SPRISGFIELp. H., May 30.
The relentless and mysterious mortality
which prevailed among the mich cattle of a
district of our city, from the 10th to the 10th
ultimo, aroused the apprehensions of our
citizens and engaged the attention of the of.
fcers of the State Agricultural Society, who
employed the services of DIR. H.. c. Johns,
ofsDecatur, to investigate the causes, and
adopt measures for its arrest, as will be seen
by his report which is appended. No new
eases were reported after bis arrival, SO that
while the report is not as fun aud satisfacto-
ry as could have been wished, il is crafty.
ing to be able to chronicle the disappearance
of the Epidemic Below is the report:
se REPORT OF DIR. JOHNS. FF
SPgrKGF1ELp, H., May %.
JoHS p. REYNOLDS, Secretary of Illinois
State Agricultural Society .A5gssa. - 3
Sir being invited by the President Of
your society, together with yourself to visit
this city TO inquire into the cause sefthe NOR
taiity among the mich cows, during the pc
ROD from the 10th to the goth ultirno, and if
possible, to arrive at such conclusions from
the iaets IN the casa, as would warrant you
IN calling The attention of the proper author
1tles to the Importance OF. The matter, and So
i'citlng their ad IN adopting such remedial
measures as the case required--in compli-
anee with your request, since INV arrival in
the city, have been dihgent IN making such
inquiries as would lead to the proper infor-
nation upon that subject. Fortunately for
the bovine race and their owners, no new
deaths or cases of sickness have occurred
since my arrival. am consequently pre-
vented from the examination of animals
while suffaring from the disease or aexamin-
ing them after death. ( Of the few cases re-
ported TO me where an intelligent account of
the symptoms hes been given, No doubt 10
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
The Clemens Matchmaking Case.

The Chicago Times of the 10Th gives the
following morsel Of information concerning
the "whiskey ring" on trial in that city:
The examination of c. F. Clemrnens, charged
with attempting to extort money from several of
the distillers of this city, was continued yester
day afternoon, before Commissioner Hoyne. The
testimony for the prosecution continued, the
last witness of the previous day. Mr.. j. b.
Pheips, being placed upon the stand, who testi-
fed follows
"Mr. CIemmens did not say anything, himself,
to me about paying money. He introduced q
man, called Gen. Harding, to me, who did make
such mention. Mr.. Randolph said nothing
about money. Mr.. Clemmns said he desired me
to talk with Gen. Harding. / saw Harding q.
the Briggs house, and asked the nature of the
charges against me. Gen. Harding told me that,
should pay him the sum of $4,000, the lat
Yer would make favorable report of my distill-
cry a1 Washington, which would be the end of
A. Inc sum was afterwards reduced to $4,000.
ne SAID the charges were bad ones but thev
paid the money" -
In the Times OF the 10th we find the an.
nexed card
''Gen. Harding"
The Gen. Harding spoken of in the tas.;r,o
ny J. B. Phelps, taken before me in the casa 81
G. F. ClemmeRs, charged with black-mnil;n.
distillers of this city, is not Gen. A. g. HARDING
member of Congress from Illinois, but an ind
vidual named French, introduced, it is said, by
Cienamens to Phelps as "6en. Harding of St.
Louis. - :
P. A. HorsE, U. S. Commissioner. 7
Chicago, May 15, 1868.
How are you, Mr. French, and how are
you, "Gen. Harding of ST. I ,ouisi What's
the price of whiskey "up on the Mississin.
pi 2s--lfonmottb Reoie,c. 200
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
BY telegraph:

ISDiAxAPoLIs. May pa terrible and
fatal epidemic has broken out among the
cows in the northeastern part of Tippecanoe
county, and they are dying off rapidly
About one-third Of the cows in the neighbor-
hood of Lafayette have died within ten days.
The same disease is affecting cattle in other
portions of the state, and is thinning ont the
stock in several parts of Illinois. 1t is
thought to be the rinderpest.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
To-Day's Advertisem't s
STORE FOR RENT.

j t8FINE STORE. in Palace Row, is offered for
n rent. Enquire Of Esp Pa E-G
! may25dst as OSBORN 4 CURTIS.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

= 81 4.
LOW MANY THOUSAND OF PERSONS
IL do we daily behold, both male and fdrals,
who are suffering out q miserable existence from
the effects of zsecret Indulgence, or from -irus
absorbed into their stem from veneria die
ease. Look at their paid, emaciated and dshg-
ured faces, and their broken down constitutions,
depicting disease ard its horrible consequences;
disqualifying them irom marriage, or the enjoy
ment Of life. II is, therefore, important for
those sufferers TO know that by calling upon DR..
J. KATEs. they can be eheetualiy cured. He
is ply sioian who has made "priyate disease"
bis especial study for thirty two years, and who
has cured upward of thirty thousand cases IN
Cincinnati alone within the last twenty years.
BE Is therefore competent to cure every form Of
disease, both recent and chronic, in the shortest
possible time, without mercury or other poison
GUS medicines. Be careful that you ind Dr.
RATES, at his old established Office, 153 sgca-
more street, Cincinnati, Ohio, first house belsW
Fifth street, west side. DR.. HATES attends 10
his patients personally, and may be found in ais
otnce from 8 o'clock A. NJ, till O'Clock P. n
Sundays fromsss "a. y, tin IL a. y. All cent
Dental. Oot.2sdaSly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26
From the Springfield lIn.,l Register.

The alarm which so generally prevails in
consequence of the cattle disease in this vi
entity win be more readily appreciated by
the consideration of the immense amount
invested in cattle in this county and state
In 1867, the number of cattle in the state,
as returned BY the county assessors, was !,
AGA, 500, valued at $l6,96l, 592, averaging
81 So per head. The number in Ssngs-
mon county was reported at 28,99S,. valued
$43l, JOB, averaging Sl4 81 per head. 1t is
supposed that the number listed is only
about one half of those actually raised, and
that the value is three times greater than
the assessments.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

No market reports on account OF the
storm.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

s fs# CoRPoRAL Co. HD,n
asaR - : l2th I'll. Vols.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

At l:30 p. m. to-day Tuesday May 26th)
we received the glorious intelligence that
President Johnson was fully acquitted on
all the charges of the impeachment case, by
q vote of 35 To 10
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-26

In another article propose to sketch The
formation and subsequent career of another
company organized at Rock Island during
the summer of 1862, a "part Of which was
and all of which / saw" 1t viii, ] trust, be
more interesting from. the fact that that
company, participated In twenty pitched
battles, and literally saw the Alag of the
Union wave in triumph in every Rebel
State - N9E - ~ xAE
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-23
"Let Us have Peace.

Grant says let us have peace" The
whole country, all good men of every
party, desire peace. The Radical mis-
rule brings broils, confusion, collisions,
troubles, ysgrsncies, thehs and murders
Our exchange papers are full Of accounts
Of outrages and retributions-legal and
regular, and illegal and irregular--to an
extent We never before Witnessed. We
never had such q condition of things
under Democratic rule, nor during the
war, nor to such an extent under military
rule. And under Radical rule, where we
have it perfected. and therefore have q
fair experiment, as in Tennessee, these
things grow daily more numerous and
worse and worse. Is not this eminently
promising2 Isit not evident beyond dis.
pute that the old order Of things under
the Constitution. which the Democrats
propose, is indispensable ? Ii not the
evidence conclusive 10 the fact that South
Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana
asd Tennessee, all reconstructed States,
are now calling on the Government for
troops for sustaining their new experi-
ment of rotten fabrics ? If not, why not,
and what could possibly proveit? Mill
tary rule is far preferable to the present
condition. If the Republican rule is to
be desired in this country, and preferable
to military and despotic, how are we to
get back to it except on the Democratic
plan2 On that Of the Radicals we shall
have military rule, or the present condi-
ton in the South to the end of time. Let
patriots and Republicans choose. If
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-23
Negro Insurrsction Against United States

From the National Intelligsncer.l
We invite the attention Of thoughtful
men to the subjoined extracts from q let
ter Of gallant officer in the UnitedStstes
service to friend in this city, in relation
to the recent attempted hanging of q
colored man by an armed force Of negroes
on the Cambahee, in the State of South
Carolina Heaven knows we take no
pleasure in publishing an accosnt Of an
affair which is significant Of the state of
feeling existing amongst the colored pop
ulation there that is pregnant with mis-
chief to the people Of that unhappy
State, and with danger to the country At
large. This story, it will be seen. is told
with no tinge Of partissnship. II is a
plain, unvarnished narrative OF facts,
coming from an officer who, having no
sinister purpose 70 serve, nsrrates what
occurred in direct, soldierly way, ex.
acily as it happened:
"On Monday, Sept 23d, a courier ar
rived at my camp and reported that the
colored men on the Cambahee river were
under arms. and that they had one Of
their own color whom they we're going 70
hang. referred him 10 the Sheriff Of
the county, who at once came to me and
begged me 10 suppress the riot, as he
was perfectly powerless 10 do 20. | at
once started with twenty men Of my
command. and arrived near the river a
little before daylight next morning. We
found the negroes had pickeis posted,
who fred their muskeis as We an
preached, 10 give warning 10 their com
rades- j. therefore, waited until day
light when ] proposed 10 release their
prisoner, and break up their military or
gao'zstion. AZ daylight approached, Ne
moved down the road, and we're greeted
BY volley from a crowd Of negroes, vbo
we're trying 70 form q line across the
road. Ny men charged hen, and con-
PEELED them 20 snrrsndc-. The negro
whom theJ called Captain aid be
would surrender % ne, bit be never
voold surrender 70 the civil auihoritiss.
II released The nan whom deg we're
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-23
GEN. Grant.

The liberality of the Democratic press
in not charging home his falsehood on
Gen. Grant has been remarkable ever
since his nomination. It has been felt,
and it is true, that men are nothing in
the great issue now pending, and princi-
pies everything. Hence the vices even,
as we'll as the foibles of Grant and the
INSCRIPTIONS partisanry Of Colfaz, have
rested almost without mention. But the
following extractfrom the Chicago Times
reminds us that the past conduct Of the
candidate for the Presidency should not
be wholly forgotten, at least as showing
to what extent be can be relied on. 1t
would have been infinitely better for bis
fame if be had rested content with the
honor as General, and with promotion
won in the field:
At the time Grant consented TO act as
an instrument for the onsting Of Stanton,
the Jscobin press charged that he was the
creature Of the President IL is certain
that, up to that date. Grant had given ex.
cellent reasons for believing that be APP
proved Mr.. Johnson's policy Of restora-
ton, and condemned the reconstruction
infsmy.
BE was given charge Of the War De-
psriment because he had pledged him
self 10 retain possession until the valid
ity of the Office tenure bill could be tested
by the Supreme Court. 10 violation Of
this pledge, be meanly and treacherously
delivered the Department over to Stan.
ton, vithou, notice to the President,
although be had expressly agreed to
give timely notice. When charged
with this falsehood and perfidy, be wrote
an impudent letter TO the President, de
nying the charge. Mr.. johnson sub
staniisted it by the testimony Of everJ
member Of the Cabine,. except Stanton
So does Hiram u Grant stand convicted
Of mesnness and dishonor, which should
be remembered against him so long AZ
he shall live.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-23
MEMPHIS, TRss., September 10. 1858.

MEMPHIS, TENN, September 10, 1868.
Mr.. P. M. Henkle. Warsaw, Indiana; &
DEAR Sin: Yours of the 9Th inst. is
before me, asking ifa letter written to the
Cincinnati Commercial, purperting to be
the conversation held with me by the cor
respondent Of that paper, is correct ]
was misrepresented BY that correspond
eut in nearly everything he wrote / had
only q street conversation with him-et
most not more than five minutes He
has in bis letter adopted questions and
answers to suit the paper or himself, with
out my consent, or wholly or entirely
foreign to my political views. will allow
no man to 20 further to sustain law and
order than myself As to Ku- Klux Khan,
know nothing about them, aud have
never stated to any person that ! did
know. ] viii send the corrections the
correspondent has made since bis letter
was written. He misreprcsented me for
political effect, and notning else He
has written another letter from this place,
purporting to be written from Fort Pill
low. BE has never been at Fort Pillow,
and / have not been there since 1867,
when visited the place TO make map
for my book.
am willing to make asy sacrifice,
save my honor, to relieve my State and
its oppressed citizens from the Radical
rule that is destroying their prosperity
and happiness. If your people only knew
one half the oppression we have to en-
dure, am confident they would come to
our relief by voting for Seymour and
Blair, and giving US peace and liberty.
Our Radical legislature and officials, and
negro magistrates, are weighing us down
with heavy taxes and so tqusndering and
misapplying, as well as stealing our sub
stance, that we shall not be able TO stand
it much longer. Patience has been long
since exhausted; but, 10 the fullness Of
the hope for lasting aud prosperous
peace, and a return Of our Northern
friends 10 reason and due appreciation
Of our common interests, we have en-
dured, and still endure, even after pa
thence has been exhausted. Yours re-
specially. N. B. FoRREsT.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-23
A Son Kills His Father.


From the Des Moines Roristor.l
A shocking tragedy occurred about
eight miles south Of Winterset, in Madi-
son county, on last Sunday. Henry
Porter, single mas, aged thirty years,
got into an alteration With HE father,
with whom he lived. about some trivial
matter, started 10 leave the house, and
the fasher followed him 10 the door, where
the quarrel still continued, til, finally,
the son dealt the father hAsy blow over
the head with chair. which be had car
ried out Of the house Wish him The
father 90 far recovered from the e.
fects Of the shock as 20 get up, enter
the house. aud SD down 10 q chair,
where, after telling bis con mot 70
cone into ihe house, that be had struck
him. he inueiiately expired. On
Monday q Corouer's inquest wss heid,
DE jury returnise . verdict Of death
causei By q blow on the head, dealt BY
some person 70 The joy unknovn By
rsq1esi ofthe Coroner. Dra Tidrick and
Cherry, Of Wintfrsef, nade pofl uoTfeu
etaniusiiou. The lkuil Of TIE utf1rln-
nate father vas fcond 70 Be- fractursd, The
brain congssisi. shout . pint Of bod
being found therein. Great extravaSa-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-23

NEW YORK.

Nsw YoRK, September %, 1870 pm.
Gold. Ll42i T; 62os, coupons 81, li4i;
ca. li4s; Ga 1877; '65. lit; 8 2os. new
issue, 1909 81. l0sa; coupons '6s, l0st;
|.l0-4o coupons. l04s. Government bonds
s,rong. Tennessee bonds-old Issue.
| 10; new, 69s. ~ -
Cotton. dull aud nominal; UplandS, 26.
+ Nrv YoRx, September 2a.-Brown
geldiug John Stewart, yesterday After
noon. at the Fashion Course. trotted
twenty miles to wagon in fifty-nine
minutes and twenty.three seconds, for
wager Of two thousand dollars against
one thousand that he could not make Il
in an hour He trotted quite evenly, his
quickest mile being made IN 2:49 and
his slowest 10 BOT, and be came out Of
the long trip 80 little wesried that his last
mile was made apparently without exer.
ton in sO2. This feat is said to be uu-
paralleled. The betting at the com
mencement was one hundred to sixty
against him, and on the nineteenth mile
one hundred to fifteen 10 his favor.
The yacht race Of the New York Yacht
Club for the Vice Commodores prizes,
came of in the Lower Bay yesterday,
the Phantom winning the prize for
schooners, and the Addie for sloops.
At the session of the National Labor
Union, yesterday, Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton presented her credentials as
delegate from the Woman's Suffrage As
sociation. Much argument ensued on
the propriety Of admitting a delegate from
what purported to be apolitical body, but
as Mrs Stanton was known to be warmly
interested in labor movements, especially
those pertaining to her own sex, she was
admitted, by Al ayes to 10 nays.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-23
THE NEWS.

In the Criminal Court, yesterday morning.
the counsel for John surratt entered special
p,ea setting forth the amnesty proclamation of
my and clainir 6 that Surratt is within that
portion Of the provision pardoning all parties
for treason, felony, etc. who were not teen
under Indictment for those oifsnses in any
cour Of competent jurisdiction in the United
States. His counsel claim that be was at that
tire solely under an Indictment for murder at
common law, and not for treason or felony, and
consequently he is entitled 10 the benefit Of the
proclaim tion. To this the prosecution enters
a special demurrer and viii proceed to the ar
gumen'.
From last accounts the Ku-Klux have taken
N sJsrsey. Go in, Ku-Klux. .NTn
The following was received yesterday BY
General Howard. from Atlanta: "A delega-
tion OF eolored people going to attend pub
lie nesting at Camilla. were attacked BY the
whites because. as il alleged. they were armed.
AID ten or more were killed. Probably fifty
men were killed or wounded. VIM. B. Psarce.
a white Republican candidate for Congress,
was shot in the leg. John Murphy and P. F.
Putney. white speakers. were also wounded.
As far as known. only two Of the attacking
party were injured. No further difficulty Is re-
ported"
The Retrenchment COMMITTEES are investiga-
ting the circumstances attending the working
Of the new revenue laws. Commissioner Rol-
Inns was before them yesterday.
1t is probable that orders will be issued 10
the General Commanding in Georgia. to make
full Investigation Of the riot at Camilla.
General Schofeld was for long time yester-
day evening in consultation with the President.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-23
FOREIGN.

LIvERpooI., September % Cotton is
easier, but not lower; Uplands, rod; Or
leans, 1871; sales, 10000 bales. b
MADRID. September % "A royal de.
cree has been issued accepting the resg-
nation of all the Ministers. and naming
James Concha as President Of the Coun.
ell. he has not, however, formed new
Ministry, g,a,-.- 49,,
The Gazette of to-day announces the
revolt which has taken place in Cadiz
aud Seville. The government has Termed
three military divisions. comprising
CATALONIA, CASTLE and Andalusis, which
have been placed under the command Of
PezuIa, Manuela Concha and Navatueihiz
They have decided to attack the insur-
gents Immediately. b5 "a
A provisional governments has been
formed at Seville, which has declared in
favor of Espartero as President.
The forces Of the insurgents are esti.
mated at $4,000 soldiers and eleven ships
Of war with 5000 seamep. saf IS
The Queen left St. Sebastian at mid
night for Madrid. The revolt makes
progress.
LONDON, September 2s.-The latest
advices of republican principals from
Spain indicate that the revolution is
spreading. and gaining strength. Cadiz
was occupied by the rebels on Sunday.
All the country, from Malaga to Cartha-
genia, is in arms. Allth previous re-
ports of the rising in Galacia are con-
6rmed. iiso rif aasd aa8 als 3
The revolutionists have formed Ma
tioual Provisional Government at Seville,
which is the headquarters Of the rebel
lion. Espartero gives his sanction and
support to the movement Il
A dispatch from Naples reports that in
surreotions have broken out in Csllebria
and Sicily in favor of Haitian Repub-
lie. The Italian Government has taken
prompt and strong steps to put q stop to
the disorders, m smfa aaso
vienna, September "a dispatch
from Madrid published here says that the
revolutionists demand the abdication OF
Queen Isabella in favor Of her son, the
infant Alphonzo, and the calling of an
extraordinary session of the National
Coriez to settle the affairs of the country.
PARIS, September % Kilograms to
the journals here confirm the news of the
rising in the south Of Italy. The Temps
fears that the Italians desire the over.
throw of the monarchy under Victor
Emmanuel. The Goaclois says that
Francis /, the ex-King, is prime insti-
gator Of the movement, and that the
rebels are merely acting under the pre-
tense Of republican principles.
PANS, September 23.-General Joaz
Cocka, acting President Of the Spanish
Ministerial Council, has sent circular
dispatches 10 the representatives OF Spain
at all foreign courts, assuring them that
the instruction will be suppressed
A French feet is under orders to sail
for Spain for the purpose Of afording
protection IN Freuch residents and their
property. France will remain entirely
neutral in regard TO the affairs Of Spain.
Il is reported that the leaders are unde-
termined as TO the foru; Of government
70 be adon'ed for the county. ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-23

THE OWNERS or MANY THOUSAND
ce,ired aud agreed on their plan Of defense.
IN ofhers who desire 70 be defended IN az
csrss can unite with those Already combined
kv rirninr their names aud complying with the
term nrroed on. They can DO 20 any time be-
fore the III ofOctober ~ calling a. the LEDoER
ofics between ire hours Of 2 and 10 am.
BIZ order Of the Association.
- STILdGRg.
a r9 COLEMAN BOYD, OF
II .... w. j.. kIEWAHI.
WM. FAhRIS. -.
- kxscative Committes.