Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-29
Carl Schurz in North Caro-
lina-A Vermont news
paper abandons Grant.
A. T. Stewart pins down
one of Tom Murphy's
Stories.
RufianisXn of the GRANTEES
in Janesvi1le-They hang
Greeley and Brown
in Emgy.

leaves Long br6Hch MONDAY morning tor
three weeks trip to the Thousand Islands.
CHICAGO, July 27.-A Tribune special
says Gen. Longstreet has declared for Gree
ley and will take active part in the cam
psigu.
New YORK, July 27.-Amoug the callers
upon Greeley yesterday was John Harris, of
Texas, . colored man. Harris said he came
in behalf Of his people, and desired some
expression of sentiment from Greeley as TO
the negro question, whereupon the following
letter was written:
New YORK, July 26, 1872.
Sir R:-Believing that qusls.rights for all
men, no matter of what color, is the true
interest of every clsss and section and the
only basis of true, national and everlasting
peace, am
To John Harris, Texas.
Few persons of prominence in the polti.
cal world were present at the reception at
Greeley's farm to-day. Greeley stated that
he had come to the determination to hold
no more receptions In consequence of the
| i'll health of hiS wife and of the course pur-
sued by New York journals.
| A Washington dispatch says that Post
master General Cresswsll leaves for Michi-
gan, where he will make speeches in reply
to Ex-Governor Blair
! WASHINGTON, July PA large mass of
very important testimony has been taken By
the subcommittee on Indian affairs, dis
closing immense and almost incredible
frauds upon the Cherokees, Greeks, ChoetAws
and ChiokssAws, through the means of cor
rupt bargains BY Indian delegates with
Washington lobbyists and claim agents, the
contingent fees in some instances sggregat-
ing to seven million dollars.
Troy. N. Y, July 24.-To-day the Ben.
nington (Nt,) Free Press, which has hereto
fore supported Grant and Wilson, publishes
an extra, in which it advocates the election
of Greeley and Brown. Yours,
J. B. PARMENTER.
FoRr WAYNE, July 28.-Tbe Rink was
flied last evening to hear Senator Hendricks
open the campaign for Greeley.
CHARLOTTE, n. c. July 27.-Carl Schurz
speaks here Monday night.
GREENSBORO. N. c., July 2S.-Iu his
speech last night Carl Schurz said he had
belonged to the anti-slavery party all his
life and if he was not now fighting in the
ranks of the Republican party it was their
fault not his. He advocated the Cougres
sionsl acts of reconstruction in order TO
} secure to the negroes their civil and political
! rights after this, it became their duty to
secure political rights and privileges to the
rebels who had lain down their arms in good
faith. Then it was that the flag of amnesty
was planted with the flag of justice, and
Greeley is its standard bearer.
New YORK, July 27.-Three columns of
the Tribune are occupied to-day, by par
) tis list of defaulting Government officers
under Grant. The list was compiled mere
: ly from newspaper files, and, of course, il
! very incomplete. The total of these ad
mitsed frauds is as follows Internal Rev
Q enus, 1892, 1858; Pensions, $27S,000
Post Office $242, 900; Treasury, $90,50O
n State Department, $500; Department Of
Justice, SI2l, 900; Customs, $l47, 900
q War, $445, ,4O6. Total, SO, 1914, ,247.
Alexander T. Stewart, the dry goods mer
chant, refutes the assertions of the Time!
N that he cherishes malice against Grant be
cause his candidate for Collector of the
Port was neglected, and that he acted with
Tammany in order to have his taxes Gu
down. Having proved these charges FALSE
he takes the offensive by telling what h'
knows about Grants Long Branch real es-
tate. Mr.. Stewart said he had read Ton
Muvphy's letter, this week, denying that hi
y y had anything to do with the Long Brancl
7, gilt to Grant. Mr.. Stewart states that tn,
e subscription paper for fund to buy
Long Branch cottage, to be given TO Presi
dent Grant, was presented to him for sub
: scriptiop Of $5090to complete the foil smoun
On this paper were the names of Thoma
r. Murphy, Grants Collector at New York
John Hoey, Geo. ". Childs, Adolph Borie
and three or four more for s., 900 each. MI
Stewart says he declined to sign. Mr.. Stew
art was asked if the report was true that b
: has subscribed $50, 900 to the Greeley cam
pAign fund, but he declined to answer.
JANEsvILLE, Wis, July 26 AT st earl
hour this morning the efigies of Greele
and Brown were discovered hanging fror
3. the Aag-rope beside the mammoth Greele
and Brown banner, opposite the Time
Ii office. 1t was clearly the work of the Gran
men, who have felt sorely exasperated sine
" the first appearance OF this flag, and VII
nd wished in this manner to insult the lsrg
number of Republicans here who are al
~ nouncing themselves for Greeley. No sue
act of Ku-Kluxism was ever before perp,
- tratej to disgrace cur city, if, indeed, sue
!. q thing as the hanging in ef6gy of Pres
{. dental candidate was ever bsfore heard
in this country. What makes the matte
still worse for the GRANTEES is the fac
which has just leaked out, that several
them knew the thing was going on yeste
n day, and one of them boasts openly that
\. knew the efigies we're being made thr'
y days ago. This knowledge of the Ora
tv men and the fact that no measures we
tsken to prevent the outrage, makes II
deed their own, and stamps it with their .
proval. As the citizens commenced to a
~ semble upon the streets this morning, q
public indignatio rose to such pitch tn
the Mayor was compelled to exercise
official authority in having the efhgies !
moved. At about 10 o'clock A. M. this ord
was executed by Constable, and the Anne
can flag was lowered for that purpose.
"A. the hour of writing this the excitement
Is- still rising, and scores of Republicans, hel
al kkan aIr