Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-19
a Specimen of Grants Lit
erary Abilities.

here at noon and were received with cheers.
Greeley, on being introduced, expressed
thanks for the demonstration.
| LEwIsrowN, Pa, Sept. 18.-Greeley ar
rived here this evening on a west-bound
train. Quite . large crowd assembled at
the depot and Greeley made few remarks.
LOUISVILLE Sept. 18.-A special train
will be furnished BY the Short Line railroad
on Saturday to convey Greeley from Cincin-
natl to Louisville. Five delegates will go
up Friday night TO meet him.
NAsHvnLE, Sept. lS.-A committee rep
resensing the Davidson County Agricultural
Society, the city authorities and the citizens
Of Nashville, will wait upon Greedy at Lou
isville. and invite him TO extend his trip TO
this place.
New YoRK, Sept. I8.-Prssident Grant
will visit the New Jersey State fair at Wa
verify tomorrow Aftornoon, and the Newark
Exposition in the evening.
BALTIMORE, Sept. l8.-Wm. j. O'Brien
was nominated for Congress to-day by the
Democrats Of the Third District.
Hon. Thomas Swami was to-day re-nomi-
mated to Congress by the Democrats of the
Fourth District There is no opposition to
him.
New YoRK, Sept. 18.-Lewis E. Johnson,
son of Rsverdy johnson, was nominated
for CongressnAn'At-LArge by the Saw
yer or boiling Republicans in South Caro-
lima
New YoRK, Sept. lS.-Failures arc su-
nounced of Howard, Jonas & Co., and } ohm
H. Smith & Son d Co.. the latter provision
dealers, for $3.50, 900.
II Wall az he of Ear har
Gilbert 4 Co. is announced.
The Commercial Advertiser states thai
the defalcation in the Sub Treasury amount 3
TO over one hundred thousand dollars, and
, that the defaulter is James B. J Johnston. who
had charge of the stamp department. John
atom wac originally from Albany, was Ap-
pointed ak or seven years ago by Sub
, Treasurer Van Dyok. He has been absent
i several weeks, aud efforts to discover mis-
Whereabouts are unavailing. Johnston re-
sided on Staten Island and has wife and
large family. A Washington special to the
Post says an examination shows an apparent
, deficiency of between $4,000 a,d $780,
900 in Johnsson's accounts, but whether
this will prove an apparent or the actual
8 deficiency cannot be ascertsined.
a At the Prospect Park races to-day the
puse of 81, SEQ was won by"Crown Prince >
Tine, 2:2S15, 2:2815, 2:254, 2:29. In the
:, "Jos Brown" Time, 2:291a, 2:2919, 2;3O
+ LEXINGTON, Ky. Sept. l8.-The weather
1t 10 fine and the attendance large for III,
!. races. The first race, two mile heats, for
purse of $500, was won by "Aureola," il
two straight heats time 3:3734, 3:35. Th'
y second race, mile heats, was won by "Cad
8 wallader" in two straight heats time, /: A Il
" 1464.
New YORK, Sept. 1.-THE Express an
nounces that it has the best PenDsy lvan
authority for saying that Governor Curtil
i, accepts the Democratic and Liberal nomi
patton as delegate st-iarge to the Pennsyl
vania State Constitutional Convention,
place that he courts rather than one NOR
ID National, as he desires first to serve hi
I'D State. The Governor is now at Saratog
with the hopes of speedy restoration l
health, and we have assurances that, shout
he be able to address his fellow citizens dul
ing the pending canvass, he will do so in fl
,ss vor of Charles Il. Bucksew and Horac
. Greeley.
on Mr.. John G. Whittier has written lette
on 10 several colored men in Brooklyn, VIII
ss' sought his advice about the PRESIDENT,
ic0HR68ks AI. W utbklGF H&yEs Al you pfs
fer General Grant, you will not, / trust, d,
grade yourself in the eyes of your white q
'uf sociates by joining with them in disparas
n, ing and abusing such man as Charlie
Sumner, who bas done so much for you, an
is now suffering untold agony from wound
received in your service. If you choose
vote for Horace Greeley, you need no
., therefore, forget Jour great obligations I
II o.. Ali
Take this advice or reject it, but stand
m, them stil and teach YOUR party friends to r.
spsct your feelings toward your bsnefactor
XII No colored man with any self-respect
sense of gratitude can listen complacent
to personal abuse of such men as HoraG
ad Greeley Charles Sumner, Henry Wilson,
l. Salmon p Chase. They have been yol
y" friends when friendship cost something"
A correspondent of the World apple
the percentage of Liberal gains in Vernon
=" to the Central States and finds that it yieIC
Greeley majority in Pennsylvania of Is
f.! 598; in Indiana, of 13. 1873, and New YorI
;, 64,5 ,5S4. The percentage in Name,
course, is greater, and gives promise
It's It's larger mel critics for Greeley in the abo,
"' States.
The Sun publishes g copy Of a Iette
- written BY Grants own hand, 10 the 10 unic
pal authorities of Cincinnati, declining the
invitation to attend the Exposition. tn
letter is remarkable not only for its singt
IL larly -msddled English. bns ia freely adorne
md win oao spelling. MOI only the Sun n
me porter, but your correspondent, saw the le
ear ter, NOS in Mr.. Ksck's possession, and ca
WI certify that the letter, as printed, is g tru
sh- copy. Mr.. Ksek, President of the Board
~. Aldermen, can at least convince the Cincil
ing natians that this 10 not q campaign lie,
'rs, exhibiting bis treasure at the Exposition.
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