Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-18
Judge Merrimon on the N.
Carolina Election.
State Fairs, Etc.

New YoRK, Sept 16.-The Sun, in the
morning, will print the following important
editorial
"a meeting Of certain prominent Grant
managers, including, as We are informed,
Henry Wilson, candidate for Vice President,
took place in this city at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, on Friday evening last. OAkes
Ames, Mem bsr of Congress for the Second
DIstrlct OF Massachusetts, and bribery agent
of the Credit Mobilier, was present BY
specia request. The purpose of this meet
ing was to obtain from Ames . broad,
square, and comprehensive denial of all the
tacts stated in his letters TO Colonel II. )
McComb, presented and sworn to among
the testimony in the case now pending IN the
Supreme Court OF Penney ylvAnis, and also OF
The list of members of Congress bribed By
Amss with Credit MObIlIer stock, which
Colonel McComb copied on Feb. 2S, 1865,
IN Amss' presence, from a list which Ames
took out OF his pocket and showed him.
such broad, square, comprehensive, and
complete denial was prepared for Anes s
signature, and it wAs intended to publish It
In the morning journals of Saturday last,
| and TO telegraph It ali over the Uuion. but
| sending out TINS enormous lie, Mr.. Ames
| lid not dare to 90 it. Tne evidence in the
nAnds OF Colonel McComo, and the other
evidence, part OF which is within our know
| edge, and part of which has never beer pro-
| duced in any public manner, is SO over
| ~hsiming that AmeG felt 1t TO be impossible
20 sign and publish such lie. He refused
she demand made upon him by those whom
| Do had bribed, and BY the managers OF his
party. The denial which was 10 have been
published with Amvs's signature, was thus ,oi
Iecessity, abandoned, aud the only denIali
| hat are nov TO be made are evasIve Ano de-
eeitfai ones like hose of Speaker Blaine and
d-nry L. Dawes. These denisis, as our
readers have ample means OF convincing
themselves, are nothing but confessions o.
he vlllainy. No denial can now be Gortt
anything ThAt is not signed aud s~orn TO BY
U4kes Ames and by the men whom he ba'
| .ccused OF receiving the brlbes, and cou
armed oy other evidence of the most sub
,lanIial nature These personal deblals
such as might have satisfied the pubic
ortnight ago, will now answer no purpos'
sxcepI to convince the people thai the parsl
ienylng is really guilty
NEw YORK, Sept. IA Tribune specia
rom Boston says Suuner's decInatIon o
ne gubernAtoriA nomination is not credited
mere by the Dem crata and Liberals. Sum
ler has been officially informed by tee
| graph of the nomination bat no answer ha
Oeen received.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept l7-Rev. Osca
Clute, q UniIsrIan clergyman, was nomlns
ed to Congress tonight at Milviile, n. j
oy the Liberals and Democrats of the FIrs
District.
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 1.-THE rae
course was largely attended to-day, quite
lumber of ladies beng among the visitor
The sport was very exciting.
q WARRINGTON, Sept. 1.-The prospect
D throughout the entire Gotten area which ia
= sorsd Weld of FIVE per cent. larger Iha
an average producI, promises at the presei
ame about ten per cent. less than an ave
| age.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 17-In the Odd Fe
= tow's Lod 70 to-day, Right Worthy Depu
Grand Sire, c. a. Logan, OF Kansas, vi
.lscted Most Worthy Grand SIRE Repr
,entative NJ. J. Durham, of ksDtuck
Right Worthy Deputy Grand Sire jam
Il. R,dgely, OF Mary land, re elected Rig
Worthy Gram Corresponding and RecorC
n, ing Secretary, and Joshua Van SAINT,
Maryland, Right worthy Grand Treasure
III A petition of thrty nine coored cIuZsl
IF ONO was introduced, praying that To,
DO allowed to organizs Lodge under q
4 IrisdIc ton OF the Iud speadent oder.
er "a warm aud prJtrac eI debate, IN WIN
many leading repres se4iagves took part, /
-nGre subiscE EGa Iaid on Inc table.
OTTAWA, H., Sept IL The twentie
annual State far opened to-day. /
rounds are foe, easily reached snd y
dt.ed up. Th- stock pens and sheds We
dIled TO day wl.h a large number of enlr
,ull to aIrise. The display OF farm imp
Is nenta and machinery Is almost unpre cede
ny I'd In magnitude and variety. The great
,uccess is 10 cattle and horses, there bel
. i've thousand entries in horses. The eh
som petition being among draft breeds.
election Of officers tskes place at two o'cle
IN Wednesday, john P. Reynolds being
only candidate for President. The a1tel
4uce to-day numbered about four th'
ok and.
my ST. LOUIS, sept 1.-The Kansas s!
Oc- Fair opened al Top ia yesterday under
most favorable auspices. Over two tho
- and entries were made. There ia q con
n fruit between Kansas
Missouri, and the display
remarkably 6ne on both sides.
prominent feature of the affair is the g.
oition by the Atchlson, Topeka d Santa
our rsirold ofthe produces of south~esI
hi. Kansas and Arkansas Valley. The
vou ,lock show, including bloodsd horses is
best ever seen IN the SrAts. The Far
whole and IN part is unusually fine.
New YoRK, Sep l6 Closing an art
,ho wing that Horace Hreelel will be
ass n -xt President, The Express says: III
Dsn of the corporations fear Mr. Grss
ne men IF she farm, the workshops, aud
ILL o. ofessions do not"
sms DETROIT, Sept. 1.-THE State tsi
lea, kalamazoo opened to-day and has bee
.wh .ucc sss SO far as entries are concer
gh- The exhibition compares fsvorably with
lies, fair that has ever been held in this Stat
,ing NE@ YoRK. Sept. 16.--Judge Merrl
srs, has written letter to S. A. Ash, OF
sigh, regarding the contest OF she eis
Sc in N ortb Carolina, in which he says;
D Il would not think Of the grave ste
k,a, ca ts sting the election upon any sllgi
W Icaplious grouaas. VI 10 grAtiiy parry