The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-24
By Telegraph.
Exclusively for tie Duly argus.
4 FIGHT NEAR CHARLESTON!
BEAuREGARD AT RICHMOND.
MEMPHIS GETTING RIGHT AGAIN.
THE TAX BILL PASSED.
The Nomination of Gen. Shields He
jeCted.
ILLINOIS MILITARY MATTERS.
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WAsnlSGroN, June 23.-Advices have been
received ut the war department, to day, dated
Corinth 22d, and from McClellan's army this
p. m. Nothing Of interest has transpired in
any quarter.
There were, in all, l3j amendments to the
tax bill The house rrceded from 2j3, and
the senate from Ii OF them. The remainder
become subject ot compromise, as embodied
in the ipint report of the committee Of confer
euce, which was unanimously adopted by the
senate, while in the house the following
named gentlemen voted against it:
Mcssr- Allen OF H., Brown Of r. l.. Nor
ton. Pendlcton, Shiel, Stiles and White Of
Ohio, and Wicklitfe and Wood,
The bill only awaits the presidents sigma.
ture to become a law, and is to take effect the
lst Of August.
The commissioner Of internal revenue il to
receive salary Of 1000 per annum.
The senate in executive session rejected the
nomination Of Brig. Gen, Shield, to be major
| general.
Baltimore june 23.--A morning and evening
train now runs regularly on the Bait. q Ohio R.
X. making all the usual connections.
New York, June 20. The 5. X. Spaulding and
Ddnl Webster arrived with els sick and wound.
ed soldiers this morning,
New YORK, June 23.--A Fort Monroe letter
to the phiIadeihhia Press says IA member Of the
governor guard of Richmond, captured at
Ashland on the 18Th, states that Beauregard
is second il command at Richmond and a
number OF his troops have arrived.
LOUISVILLE, June 23.-The southwestern
telegraph line is now in operation from here
to Memphis.
MEMrHls, June % via Cairo, June %
The Argus, this morning, contains strong
union editorials
Gen. WalIace's order installing McssrS. \.
d. Richardson and 7. W Knox as editors. is
published. Also a card from the proprietors
disclaimng the responsibility for political ar.
tlces. They retain the business conduct of
the paper
An excursion train went 26 miles on the
Memphis < O. Railroad yesterday, to Withe
Station. The road will be in full operation
to Columbus, Ky, within six days.
Col. Slack has ISSUED proclamation invit.
Ing the people Of the interior to come into the
city to procure supplies for their necessary
wants, assuring them Of the protection of the
federal government
Over 1000 letters have been mailed for mer-
camille fiji rms in New England, New York and
Philadelphia.
The Charleston Mercury of the 18th SAYS
the Confederate loss at Sere ssionville on the
10th. was 80 killed and 100 wounded. We
buried l4O dead federals and took 10 prison
ers.
The Grenada Appeal of the 10Th says the
advance of the tederals from Holly Springs
was signally checked at the Talahatchie--
Early yesterday morning the federal advance
consisting ofone company Of cavalry encoun-
tered II company Of Confederate infantry, re-
sultlng in the repulse of the former.
Our loss was one man killed The cnemy
had ! killed and wounded
After the tederals returned our men burned
the bridge.
Gen. \. b. Bradford was injured by being
thrown FROM his horse at Holly Springs, and
taken prisoner by the tedcrals but Subsequent
~ released
All surviving scaldcd from the gunboat
Mound City are here on board a naval hospit
at boat. But few of them can recover. Can't.
Kelley is improving, and it is hoped he will
survive his injury.
New YORK, June 24 THE .Etna from Liv-
crpool lIth aud Queenstown 18th arrived this
morning.
The Great Eastern arrived in the Mersey on
the llth.
The Niagara, Anglo Saxon and the City Of
Baltimore arrived out
The steamer Columbia left Plymouth for
Nassau, with warlike stores. believed for the
Contederates.
Two other steamers, the Merrimac and the