Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-20
By Telegraph!
Horace Greeley in Pitts
burgh.
"A time for Peace and a
time for War;"
Carl Schurz in Wisconsin.
Great Enthusiasm there
for Greeley.
Great Discussion at Du-
quoin between Judge
Trumbu1l and a Grant
Orator.
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More Defa1cations by
Grant Omce-ho1ders.
Death of the King o1
Sweden.
More Defa1cations b,
Grant Omce-hoIders.
Death of the King o.
Sweden.
More Failures of Business
Houses.

PIrrsBURG, Sept l9-Horsce Greeley
and party reached here this evening and
were met at the depot by large torch-light
procession, escorted 10 the st. Charles Ho'
tel, where he delivered an address from the
balcony, saying: The wise king says
There 10 q time for war and q time for
peace The city of Pittsburg has recently
witnessed the rehearsal Of the pomp and pa
gesntry, the blazonry and the circumstance
of civil war. A very large number of men
we're collected ct vast expense with the sole
purpose of rekindling the bitterness and ha-
tred, the animosity and sntipathies, the fears
and exultations of OWL war for the advsn
iags of a political. party. We demanded of
Cur adversaries in the great war that they
urrsndsr their arms and 20 to their homes.
They surrendered. We demanded that they
nfrznchise the blacks, and the blacks are
r,ow enfranchised. None bot vhitemen nov
stsnd disenfranchissd on the soil of our
country. We demanded that they stipulate
that the emaucipAted slave shall n ot be paid
for and that the rebel debt shall L,ever be
paid by the government or by the Sts tea
and they sssentsd to that. So far as / can
| see, every demand made on the part of the
loyal States and loyal party hos been GO
piled with BY those lately in rebellion.
WATERTowN, Sept. l9.-The demonstrs-
tion in honor of Hon. Carl Schurz to-day
was the largest popular gathering svsr held
| in the State. Senator SchuTz's speech oocu-
pied two hours In delivery; the only person
al Ailusion which it contained was the fol-
lowing: "a st. Louis paper but few days
ago said that ought to make my next
speech at Wstsrtown, where l left behind
me desolated homes and the mAiedictious of
robbed families; but see no such indlca-
tions to-day. Your Mayor and large body
OF citizens met me yesterday morning more
than forty miles away on my jo Irney hither;
and / have had nothing bat kindness and
honors showersd on me since my arrival"
He was followed BY Emil Rothe, and by Geo.
B. Smith, Liberal candidate for Congress
New YORK, Sept. l9-Ths failure Of G..
d. Munroe h Co., was announced at the
Stock Exchange to-day. Two mercantile
failures are announced in the grocery trade
and one in the Dsmsrsra trade.
Assistant Treasurer Killhouse states that
the amount of the defalcation of johnson
will not exceed 100000 nor fall below
$185, 900. He regards the disclosure as pre-
mature, as should any of Johnson's friends
know of his location they will not disclose
il.
The Tammany committee yesterdsy y
struck from the roll of the organization the
names of hundred men whose political
conduct is Objectionable. kumors wers
] current yesterday that various organizations
had determined to use the name of Charles
O'Conor, for Mayor, but we're subsequently
dispeilsd by the authoritative statement o
0'Conor that under 10 circumstances woulC
he accept the nomination.
New YORK, Sept l9.-At Burlington, N
j., yesterday Sam'l A. Parker, democrat
was nominated for Congress by the Demo
Gratis and Liberal Republicans.
The President leaves next Wednesday fo
Washington to remain fOI the winter.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19.-It has jus
= come TO light here that the city has beeI
swindled out of $4,000 in city skies certi6
Gates.
Il SAN FRASoIsCo, Sept. lS.-The Demo
Icratlo and Liberal Nevada State Conven
ton met at Reno to-day and nominated
M CLARK, C. W. Lightnsr and NJ. NJ. Ston
electors; @. W. Kendall for Congress; Wn
, SewAllf for Supreme Judge; and j. c. Levi
k for State Printer.
y Sr. Louis, Sept. 19.-Cspt. Chas. Kinsis
c clerk in the post office here, was arreste
to-day for embezzliug $l,l00 worth c
stamps.
Il DUoUoIN, Sept. 19.-After the conclusio
of the ii o'clock races at the fair discus
ion between Senator Trumbull and Coloh'
NJ. A. Bryson, of St. Louis, upon the polii
cal issues of the day, took place at the an
" phitheater in the presence of not less tbs
g. 10, 900 listeners.
as LONDON, Sept. ia dispatch fro
a Stockholm announces that King Charles,
Sweden, died at Nsalms last evening.
New YoRK, Seps.19.- The Times ss
the amount of the defalcAtion of Jam
lr johnson, at the head of the stamp divisi'
- in the Assistant Trsasurer's Office, thou
not precisely ascertained, cannot exec
Dis $l85,00 and may be considerably less.
is not fully known how the fraud was Q
com plished and concealed. johnson ma
,b- false reports of stamps which was not e
( aminsd into With promptitude. so that {
. fraud became extensive before any susp
ion was awakened.
~ Mr.. Cakes Ames' Denial---What it is Wor
nd Special TO the Chicago Tribune.
me New YoRK, Sept. 18.-The Sun, in
ear morning dissects Oakes Amss' tardy a
WI reluctant attempt to whitewash the Gra
sn Congressmeu whom he bribed, to seei
n. special legislation for the Union Pacl
ing Railroad. First" says the Sun, I've
srs, attention to the bold and unqualified fall
to hood with which Ames statement conclud
Mr.. Amss says thas the last act Of Congr
in aid Of the Union Pacific road was past
: in connection with the suit of James Fl
.rst Jr., in 1863. This is moi so. The last
v Of Congress in aid Of the Union Pae