The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-15

The Mississippi Canvass.
Judge Dent Confident Of his Election
Grant REFUSES to Interfere with Ames' Regu.
lations.
Rev. I. d. Smith Acquitted.
IMPORTANT REVENUE DECISION,
Farmers to be Taxed as Produce Brokers.
IMPORTANT REVENUE DECISION
Gen. Cole wants to be Secretary TO
the Senate.
Cubans Furious for Bslligerent Rights,
Kstchum, the Forger, Discharged from Sing
Sing.

lrigate Albany for the bay of Sanans. Tn
naval department and the state departmer
DO not agree as to the mission of the Alban,
ihe details in the New York papers ar
denied. but the main facts on which the
are based are unquestionally true.
Judge Dent, now here, still expresses III
belief tina, he will be elected Governor @
Mississippi by twenty thousand maority
de says If his party carry the legislature
they will ratify the Fifteenth Amendmen
by large majority.
Gen. Ames' regulations and details @
officers for the election in Mississippi ar
approved by the President, who has declin
cd all appeals to change them
lhe internal revenue bureau decides ths
farmers who go TO market and sell thei
produce are brokers, and mus, pay specia
tax. Farmers are exempt from special tai
when selling their produce at the places o.
production, or in the manner of pedlers. By
selling at the market place, even though !
different stand or station is taken every
time, is not selling in the manner of ped
Ter. The farmer who is in the habit of 20
ing to the market place, and makes it his
business to sell, should be required to psy a
special tax accordingly.
Senator Cole is said to be pushing his
brother, Gen. Cole, who killed Hiscock, for
secretary of the senate, in place of Gorham,
the present incumbent. Whether this be
true or not, il seems certain that Mr.. Cole
is doing his best against Mr.. Gorham.
Secretary Boutwell, has left the city, and
will not return until Wednesday next. He
will extend his visit to Boston.
Hon. Robert j. Walkers funeral was
largely attended, most of the Cabinet and
many distinguished persons being present.
The Cubans are working industriously to
secure bellIgerent rights. Another delega.
ton called upon President Grant today,
urging him to take action in the matter and
not wait for Congress. The President gave
them no encouragement.
New YoRK, Nov. 1.-The Herald saws
the National Banks are aiming at the con.
troll Of all the money in the country. 1t
holds that "the National Bank currency
ought to be withdrawn, and greenbacks is.
sued in its place. The West and South, as
well as the East and North, might have
then as many banks as they choose-thst
is banks of deposit and loans and for com
mercial accom- N odation, which is the only
legitimate business Of banking-aIl using
at the same time the currency of the gov
ernment and people for circulation. The
government would then get the benefit Of
national circulation, the profits of which
are enormous. The people would have
uniform currency, perfectly safe and steady.
If the currency is to be disturbed or chang.
ed at all, this is the only rational view in
accordance with sound financial doctrine
and public interests
The World to-day devotes a column edi.
torial to Joseph MedilI's plan for securing
minority representation. 1t says his scheme
has the merit of simplicity, and may prove
practicable.
Edward d. Ketchum was Yesterday dis
charged from Sing Sing prison, the term of
his sentence, reduced by commutation Of
having expired.
MADRID, Nov. l3.-Admiral Topete has
been elected Vice President of the Con
stituent Cortes.
PARIS, Nov. II The garrison of this
city will be Immediately augmented by two
regiments Of cavalry. Last night another |
in favor of Henri Rochefort |
was held in the streets. The people were |
not disturbed by the police.
JOLIET, ILL.,, Nov. l3.--Tbe report in some
Of this mornings Chicago papers, that d |
guards of the State Penitentiary struck for |
higher wages, is mistake. Forty of the |
guards struck against new orders and regu.
stions for stricter discp pline in the insttu
ton Their demands were not complied |
with, and they left. The question of wages
has nothing to do with the matter. Twenty |
3ix of the s.refused to join in the strike.
The guarding force has been reorgsnized,
and all will again be in good working order
BY Monday morning.
SPRINGFIELD. H., Nov, l3.--A special
erm Of the Sangsmon County Circuit Court
will be commenced in this city on Monday
he 25th inst, with one hundred and ninety.
eight common law cases, one hundred and
wenty chanoery cases, and forty i've crimi
nal cases, on the docket.
An epidemic of meases is prevailing in
he city, amost every household having one
or more cases, principally young children.
No fatal cases have been reported as yet.
TURNER JUNCTION, Ills, Nov l3.-The
rial of the Rev. Isaac B. Smith, Of this
place, on the charge of having murdered
1is wife by drowning her in creek, was
concluded to day The jury has given a
'erdict of mot guilty" This result has
been generally anticipated BY those who
lave watched the proceedings o. the trial.
ST.. LOUIS, Nov. l3.-The sales by the
National Land Company, for the past year,
mainly of lands on the Kansas
Pacific Railroad, amounted to ,5Sl acres,
fielding S524,324. OF these lands, $4,000
Icres on the Kansas Pacific we're bought by
! colony Of twelve hundred English familie
Who founded the village of Wakefield. Kas.,
md near there established an agricultur Il
,ollege aud school for the reception and
.duca,ioG Of orphan boys from London.
The school and farm will be under the coa.
rol and will be fostered by the reform SO
,ietv Of London, of which Earl Shaftesbury
5 President. Three thousand Swedish.
Norwegian andDanish emigrant land buyers
md settlers, and large numbers of actual
settlers from other countries, have been
placed on Western lands by the company
Turing the year The company met here
his week and reelected oil of last years
nfroase