Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-27

by him in his St. Louis speech was written
by General Alfred Plessanton, while Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue, and he has
since received the following note:
New YORK, July 25, 1872.
Dear General of course I have no OBJ
lection to your giving my name to the pub
lie, and in explanation of the facts, would
say that, being friend of the President as
we'll 40 yourself, l desireed you should be on
good terms, and that you should understand
that there was no personal feeling IN the
way Gfrelations which were mutually satIs-
factory. Your statement is correct that
the President wanted your support for his
San Domingo scheme, and that you could
have had patronage Of the government for
giving it. That Was the distinct impression
the Presidents conversation made upon my
mind, and l communicated il 10 you At the
time. If the President positively denies
having had any such conversation, regret
il 1; but may console myself with the retec-
| ton that this 10 the first time that any state
ment of mine has been questioned, while the
President has had occasion before this TO
distrust the accuracy of his recolleciious.
Truly yours, A. PLEAsANToN.
SALT LAKE, July 26.-A Convention of
the people OF Utah In favor of Greeley and
Brown will be held in this city tomorrow
evening, to nominate e delegate to Congress,
} by order of the Democratic Territorial Com
mittse. Great interest 10 felt in the Presl-
dental campaign.
New YoRK, July 26.-Hon Alexander
W. Randall, eK Governor of Wisconsin,
aud Postmaster General under President
Lincoln, died at Emira, \, \ to-day, aged
53 years.
ELMrRA, July, 26.-The funeral of ex-
Postmaster General Randall takes place
here at ten O'Clock Monday morning.
). WASHINGTON, July 26.-The Post Ofhce
+. Depart ment will be closed for ten days after
the funeral of Mr.. Randall
f CINCINaAr1, July &c Goldsmith Maid
8 beat Lucy to day in three straight heats
e Time, 2:l9, 2l74 and 2;2l. Over five thouG
+ and people in attendance.
New YORK, July ga Washington dis
patch says more of the rebel archives vii
soon be made public. Among them Rr'
r letters from Holcomb, of Virgins, and Clay
associates of Saunders. They relate TO th'
transactions referred to generally BY Thomp
son.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-Since the recsn
publication of Jacob Thompson's letter, III
treasury DephIbulCHk Ahb uCoA oPPAicN .
by number of parties in the South an
elsewhere, Offering - furnish the govern
ment for g pecuni&ry consideration othe
Confederate manuscript and documents
they representing them to be of imp portanct
No further purchases have, however, bee
j" made.
los New YoRK, July ga Tribune specil
- from Savannah says Edwin Delson, ex Coz
fedsrAte diplomatic agent, denies the 81
thenticity of the Confederate archiev'
purchased by the adnInistration and Il
IL. plol to burn the Northern cities.
New YORK, July 25.-The Times max,
a queer exhibition of mAllce to-day, prefa
res ing Jacob Thompson's letter, revealing Il
su. Rebel plottings in Canada, With Greeley
10, letter opposing Lincoln's denomination, aI
az ~ the alleged history OF Greeley's peace neg
"a tiations, head-lining the whole in the large
tbs ,ype as follows: 1.-The truth at last-T
document that Mr.. Greeley can't bear
nan have pubished-0ficiAl report of the Reh
agent whom Greeley went to visit in Cana
nan How Greeley, in conference with the II
bells, helped the Rebel cause" The Tim,
nan in effect, charges that Greeley was in o.
ance with the Canada Rebels, and that he
one Of those Northern men who would
ruined if the whole truth was known abe
the plotting across the border, and attsml
to destroy New York and other cities
Gresk FIRE.
z. The Tribune has an article, seeming
from Mr.. Greeley's pen, exposing q few
what it terms THE Thousand UDtruthV
ana Senator Conkliug's Speech The extr
pres, from old Tribune files, which says the reb
ySiS ?%T should, on their return home, find pove
and rags at their 6resdes, was not, the ]
buus says, written BY Mr.. Greeley, who n
. er prompted or approved it, and never q
1t until after it was printed. The man v
did write ii is now one Of the most earn
- and prominent editorial supporters OF Or
in this city.
The Tribune also contains the foiiowl
n in relation to personal matter The
Y York Times jnsti6es its course in sendin
v spy, who carefully conceAls his connect
with it, into Mr.. Greeley's private grour
!. to report and csricssure the private COW
Do, sation of his guests No reporter was
invited by Mr.. Greeley to Chappsqua, IL
TO labor in bis calling, although one or
~ who have asked leave to do so, have ,
told they would be welcome. bat not to 9
chise guests nor report their private con
PA. sations. For nearly twenty years
avfIy Greeley has spent his Saturdays on his "a