The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-01
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Exported for tie Daily argus.


On the sd ult afftry occurred IN the Battles
House, Mobile, in which Sgnor Laveja. on Gen.
Mounts staff was so severely stabbed by Colonel
Charles Forsythe, son of the Major that he could
not receiver. 1t appears FOuythe charge Laveja
with ssducing his wife, when Layejs slapped For
sythe. The latter then drew a knife and stabbed
Lavejs.
The Y. Times City of MeIico correspondent
July 10th, says:
The French court martials are pacifying the
country by shooting annually ~, 900 MeIieans.
The EstialtO, the French organ, declares the en-
pire a failure, and ADVISES a French protectorate
the country must be absorbed by the United
States Mexican independence, II says, 10 impos-
sibe.
There is continual fighting with imperial deser-
tiers. The patriotism of the people is increasing
and the prestige of French troops gone.
The breach between MAMMALIAN aud the French
II was reported that Mr.. Desolado was sent by
Maximi llian to President Johnson with letter of
coincidence on the death of Mr.. Lincoln.
The French expect war with the United States.
The clergy are IN open opposition TO the en-
pre-.
The Tribune's Brownsville, Texas, cor
respondent of the 18th says:
The line of the Rio Grande IS growing dark
with troops, and Gen Steele Is said 10 be getting
things in order. I will only give these two facts,
and you can draw reference. Owing to bad
Mater, want OF vegetables and health. tn mortality
among the negro troops Is serious, from 100 To
200 pct. The clothing for the men Is not suited
to the climate. The men mostly die offever,
though some die OF the scuTvey.
NEW YoRK, Sept. l. The Y Heral's King
stOn, Jamaica, correspondent says that the head
way the reVOlutionIsIs are making IN Hsyty mas
been deemed by Pr-s't Gsfersd sufficiently HlAT-
ming 70 induce them to make preparations for
escape from his country. mail steamer has
therefore been chartered al Kingston TO proceed
TO Port AuprInce TO there remain tIl he arrives
For him TO seek Salty IN flight, tiil the danger
OF such an event has passed, OWING tO the severe
draught OF the present summer ON the island OF
Jamaica, to the heavy taxes and other causes.
The negro lsborers there have been reduced to
the most ahleCt poverty and suffering, and thous
ands OF them the eve of starvation They
blame the loyal government and his officers the
cause Of their Affections, and strong and bitter
is the feeling against the loyal government that
outbreak on their part Is feared IN the western
part OF the island, IN consequence of which two
gunbOats have been despatched TO that LOCALITY.
The New York Herald's Santiago Conespon-
dent says: Notwithstanding the havoc and
starvation of the Spaniards, during their invasion
Of San Domingo, crops are now coming forward
which promise ample subsistence to the inhabit-
ants. and the sacrifice which the war has compelI-
ed the people to ENQUIRE have made them more
united and determined to maintain their indepen-
dence. This latter statement is hardly borne out
by the reports which we have already published
OF threatened hostilities between two native
chief generals
1t 10 said that the Spzniards DESTROY ed large
quantities OF fine goods, principally the property
OF American merchants which had been stored at
different places, and now Gen Ganoara, the Span
Ish commander, having withdrawn his troops from
the interior, has blockaded the principal ports OF
the republic because the dofnican government
will not submit 10 his naughty and unreasonable
demands IN the peace treaty, thus preventing the
expectation OF large stocks of Tobacco belonging
To Americans as we'll as Europeans.
The New York HeOald's Richmond eorrespo-
dent says:
The order revoking the pardon of Mr.. Dudley
president of the York river railroad was enacted
by the president himself in consequence of Dud-
ley subsequently to receiving the executive elem
eney, having INDUCED IN strongly disloyol Ian
guage.
1t is said that certain banks have been receiy-
ing rebel money up to the present time in Iiqui-
daron OF Liabilities due them
The NY. Herald's Fortress Monre correspond
ent says:
The military authorities have just held CONVEX
satIon with jeff Davis, wherein the latter among
other things he had to say declared any acquaIa-
lance with the notorious Captain Wertz or kno~l-
edge OF the nhumane treatment to which our sol |
diers at Andersonvue were subjected 10 unfound- |
ed. In truth except Gen. Miles officers on guard
duty, officers have had any conversatinn or |
have been allowed TO visit hum.
One OF President Johnson's son had long IN |
teryiew with HIM the other day, and he being the |
only civilian TO whom this privilege has been con-
ceded, and his conversation was limited to gener-
al inquiries, as his health and how prison life /
agreed with hun.
The Y lIerald's Washington special saws il 4
is Understood that WeriI to-day, 3lst, placed i'd /
the hands of hrs counsel voluminous documents
on evidence To prove that in establishing the dead
line within AndersonvIlle prison yard and shoot
ing prisoners who crossed II he IN the fret in
stance acted under direct orders of the re bel Gen
WInter, and more latterly by orders OF J Seldom,
rebel sec'y OF war. The commission now trying
Wertz decided to reject the testimony OF boston
Corbett, which appeared in the record of the
court days this week the ground ;hat he is a
Montomore. Records OF the AndersOnSIlle prison
captured by Gen Wilson are missing. One ofthe
clerks Of the q NJ dept who accompanied the eE-
petition and IN whose hands tho records were
asst seen, has been placed under arrest by the
military authorities until he can give satisfactory
account OF the disposition he made OF them. IL is
hought by some that the records were stolen IN
tie ad of being lost for the purpose OF preventing
heir being used evidence against Wertz.
The New York Times Washington special
ays:
Both the president and the secretary Of war are
decidedly in favor of a trial by civil court and az
be earliest possible moment, of JEFF Davis The :
hief difficulty has been to find proper tribun-
Tae president looks with favor upon Knoxville.
ennessee. where Davis committed the overt act !,
treason by melting insurrecton in a speech to q
is army. n
In case lie is tried before Chief Justice Chase. D
orfolk, Virginia will be selected. This is what o
avis friends desire e
The statement that the grand iury of this dis
let found bill against Davis for constructive
eason does injustice to the intelligence of that
ry and the one who drew the bill of Indictment. s
IL NAV be further said that wheraavar he ~