The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-03-31


ST. I.orls, March &O.-Ihe army cores
pondcnt Of the Republican, writing under
date of Cairo, ooh inst, say. the firing on
Friday at islam! No. ~, was quite heavy
the rebel, Opposing from new battery,
mounted il !. supposed, with l. eight pound
crs. The enemy could be seen cutting away
the trees and randy pushing forward other
means Of defence
They seem 70 have no idea Of eyacuatinp
a. present ana are daily getting more cannon
IN position
N"ri reached thG meet last night that four
i i E""D1'I' larry cav WIN railroad iron,
I'"H %pP''''' pc'o" iolht flcasant, but as
. u'n' ROPE Ial'Ires extend almost in con.
'lhuouS me Tor !" miles, 1t IS not believed
'"ey oan"o' ''rce passage.
LIVERPOOL, March ls.--American secur
ties firm.
Four dull,
Wheat active and contcndiug upwards. 2Ss
9da2ys.
Bacon active
Sugar steady and quiet.
Lard firm and upward
Cou-ols 93tay3l money and account,
Newspapers report flour difficult sale, at s.
lower.
CINclNNArI, March 3O.-SpeciaI tn Com
mcrciai from Inlianapolis saws Gen Bucll
has assumed command of our forces. and NJ
latest advice. wa. within Il miles of Rr,nrn.
gard, ut Curinth, Miss
Norgans rebel cavalry captureJ opo,ber
tram on the Louisville 4 Nashville roaI Fri
day. COT. Curran popc, of Nv. was tokrn
prisoner with other federal officers Tbeh
connective run into ditch with the ears
S,,;ol..ru: ~,
C,,," Nar.I - V. ,
N,sLv;IIo ro,,,n,. ,II ,;, PpHNcnt at
EaiIrnoi 49, IH''' IL .LaI direction
G,lIr ro.,,,i @ VII" Louisville Is
moo, c.,,rnJ ",' "'u '''a''S are
Tbe rhot,nbS', a'r'iy ~ 'n's route,
DESTROYED bv.thc rnhI. IN t%n;. ~ si,h, ''",'s
been rIarrI IN rnlI rnr,ir 49, f,r -. VI,
boro. by the Mirhi,,nn Nn.Lon;,,,, r,',lla.,.,
and /, now being sto,kad fran tho nnr,h ani
will be- used for tran.nnrto,i,r ,r.,,ns,. NV,
the army m..yr, south
Il !, Iring ,ir,p,sIv rr.,ol ,,,.,, c,,, IT,.
son to lew fax unyp .r.r..inn ro.;,io,,.' g
Nashville and yirin,v +, rorln.o ,l,a ,,''.,I,
hriJ,n. dc.,r,,nJ Ly TL,yl navy ''' 00'''S
-, -.
;.I i'',1' OH II" n " "'h'h3'oh spec
''' :" vac '''"""c "' tHc -'Ih' says the raII.
i,,,,ai ,'s, ,,a'i,, ,''' "a" lP""ah''"cK was
j., 49,, rS.r va! ny '"'S I" ,me enemy
:. w. '',""''''''"'r', i"efe was
=" ~ Ut 'N'''"''''' ""l no ioN' oi NE
. Nv 4''F,g' muster department VIII pay
.' ~ 1t, n D'' " S"IF"'A P"f'"aHei ~ any one
''',J' W 'I' "'l'r'"''h. Hu'y author
"'t !" Hiaho HH'h purchases IN accordance
" ~, ,r' '''J ''7"."l'o"N u O'e array
I ~ "'''' j. ~ ''''' "' Tue secretary OF
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Messenger WA" arrived mere from WIN
>,t says '4ere Is no danger that Gen.
I''''I"' ar" VIZ nave 10 ne "'hput"ted and
wa. Nv - !" ,''e p'I' P''7,oe spirits Also,
l''"' ''g Nv, 'e'e,> "'o'F JACKSON WERE yester'
'"S' SUI III "'S.'' ''y'hn o'F""Sh"rs.
NEW YORK, March 5l,~-No news in spec.
IaiS thi> morning.
me Times has the following:
Capt. Fox, assistant secretary Of the navy,
hai r'tu'Hei from Fort Monroe to-day, and
reports everything quiet,
The population has increased lately at the
tort by the arrival there Of persons who de- F..
sire to see the approaching duel between the !
Monitor and Mcrrlmac.
Capt. Fox cntertaus doubts whether the I
NlcrrImac viii again venture a fght in Hamp. .
tom huads.
Instead ol& mills per pound on PRINTING
paper, a, proposed III the original tax billtbe
house agreed GA an al yuorem tax of three
per cent.
Water was Yesterday let into tLn CLoso.
oeakc and OHIO canal the whole jenrth and
avigatlon Will speedily be resumed
loRT MONROE, March 29.-Ou Friday cv.
ming the rebels threw ball from ono ~ tLo
filed guns at Scwaps Point, which came
within about 300 yards of the SHINING IN tho
'ppcr roadstead
The Lincoln gun has been mounted, and
his morning was fired in order to test thn
'arrlage, Only ten shots were fired Tho
second was Il splendid richochet shot the i'm.
ncnse ball, weighing ~ pounds, after max
~ . PiMnEe' and renewed flight, finally sunk
way u" near oe"aIss point II the Merri.
l'"TN '""'" STAND ten OF these Lincoln pills,
- - "e! are called mere, she is proof against
VI ,"PP''ah'eS OF modern gunnery.
'"''r were some indications of activity to- "
N",'S norfolk TINS forenoon.
S'e"'" '"E came down to Sewal's Point o
III" we S'''|he RON large steamer could be "
't.l "noNe 'raney Island,
p1op'"TF' apparently gan boat, also
, ,,iI,s N3Nn we lanes river within about
",''S vi Nt"Port News, and after reconnolt.
rms t'S"'"tu up the river. The present