Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-14
Failure of the GRANTEES to
use the Soldiers.
Burnside tries to fill up by
issuing certificates to
outsiders.
Beauties of Carpet-Bagism
in Louisiana.
Other Items of Interest.

PEORIA, Sept. l3-At the Liberal mass
meeting in this city to-day, Senator Trum
bull and Hon. W. W. O'Brien spoke to g
crowd Of as least eight thousand people,
Tonight . torch-lght prucession two miles
long pAraded the streets, with bands of mu
sic and several comp MES handsomely uni
formed. SPEECHES were made By Hon. Mar
TIN ShaIleuberger and Hon. I. W. James
from one stand, and oy Hon. Edward Rum
nell aud Capt. DelRer from snothsr. The
latter gentlemsn spoke IN German.
TrrUsvILLE, S&pi. l3-An immense Lib
eral Republican, meeting vas held here to
night. The opera house was cro~oed. &.
r Buckslew, cand date for Governor Ci
Pennsy wanna, and Dau'l kAlbius we're the
orators.
SAN FRAScIsco, Sept, I3-The Greeley
wIgwsms are being de dIca,ed to- night amid
torch-lIght PROFESSIONS and bon hres. Both
tar9lss are holding large meetings nightty
aud Ehe contest IS lively throughout the
.S,ate.
NEw YORK, Sept. l3-It is underssood
.rVm reliable sHthOrIty that Curun accepts
Ghe nomlnauon OF the Liberal Repa olicans
as delegate to the Constitutional Conven.
uoD.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. l3-E1-G G overnor
Curtin, 10 . letter published to day, declines
'he nomination for Congress By .he Repub-
Icans If Center county. ia.
Nav YoKK, Sept. Is &C n. Burnside
issneo to-day from she Repubncsn uesd
quarters an announcement to The fl CT thsl
.ue meeting OF soldiers aud sailors al
PIttsburz will be q tnass convention, aud
Credentials OF mem bership wil be farnIahsd
al PlIsourg TO all Tho served 10 the aIob
army or navy during the war, whether Iesa
iarly appointed delegates or not.
JEFFEKsoNvILLE, lad Sept. ia row
occurred al the Repubhcan torobiiPht Fro
cersion here last nig ht, In which negroes uEove
II the police and rescued Ehe dIsorderly pris-
ouers. Several men we're hurt, one havIBG an
eye knocked OuE.
New OALEASs, Sept 13.-Stste Auditor
Jas. Graham was to-day sent to th 0 p.rash
prison toF coatempt by the Eighth Uis.rlet
Court, IN refusing to draw q ware nj ON the
treasury Tor fYrly-seven Ehousand dollars in
favor OF the Ssa'e Board. The assessor in
accordance with the judg dgmens reu dered pay
nent, which the auditor was endeaVoring TO
resist.
OMAHA, Sept, l3.-Ths Northwe stern
SaeR fbund, Gom posed of societies In
Nebraska and Iosa, are holding q musical
festival here to-day. The attendance is very
rzrge.
NEw YORK. Sept. IS "A billiard match
between Maurice Daily, of New York, and
John Deery, OF Chicago, for 81 900. 800
points, three-bali cArom, oH 5AlO table,
-As played to-nSght at Irving Hail Plum
| set, OF Philadelphia, was obos-n referee,
and Tim Flynn, OF New York. umpire, for
DAILY aud Capt. Boyle, OF New York, t r
| Deory. Daily woD, scoring 600 10 Doery .
406, in nIoety-slx iUnIngs each. The WIN
ner's average Is 6 8, and the losers Al
IL ~as very quiet gsmt, aud the audie nee
was I'm mpartIAl few bets were made al
Tue beginning of the game Of Two 10 one
u Daily.
bALTIaoRE, Sept 13 The Snu says the
'ggregsts failures here will probao y reach
,~o million, but It is claimed the asseIs Wi
cover all liabilities if the assets can bs
rea ized.
The American SAYS the liabilities art
nearly three millions, but il 10 generally be
iisved that the eu.peasions s.e only te mpo
rary. The SHORTY of the houses will prob
hpIt rSsuu0-OAZAF DFOS-. wholesale gro
GERS, Kirkland, Chase & Co, i'm portsrs, j. C
c. B,idRes Co. Wm Boyre Il Co, hole
sale grooers, A A Perr,s, Il Co, 10 N be
merchants and s:ave ns uuiacturers III
failures were the result of red &c lion on tar
If aud attributable 10 Legitimate losses il
grocsrs' trade and to coffee.
BALTIMORE, Sept l3-Ths rumor OF ad
ditiousl failures this morning was not con
6rmed after banking hours. IL is nov
hIught that no more failures will occur,-
The money market Is reported unusnall!
easy.
CHroAGon Sept. l3-Tbe companion o
the man wAo stabbed aud killed Michse
CAllah Al last Sunday night. has been ar
rested and the police have Aseertsined be-
yond question the identy of the murd rrer
He has fad from the city, bat the detectives
are on his track, and are confident of cap
uring him.
BosroN. Mass, Sep IL Five cop.iets il
the State Prison st Charleston, employed il
the Tucker Manufacturing Co., sttem pteC
10 escape from the prison yesterday. Nher
found they were arm,d d with clubs auC
knives, and had provision enough to last
fortnight. One Of the oenYiots notified one
OF the wstchmsn of the astsnpt, which wa
thereby frustrated.
CHICAGO, Sept 13-Drteclive Dixon cap
turei al Miisaskse, this afternoon, Johr
Biddle, who is accused of the murder 0
Miehsel CallsQhan on Sunday aa