The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-14
BY. TELEGRAPH
Reported for the Dolly Argus.

NEW YoRK, Oct. l4-The N. Y. Trbune's
Washington special says:
Intelligence has been received here by the Mex
lean legation that Gen. Disz, of the army OF the
east taken prisoner when oaIaca fell and was kept
IN Puebla as a prisoner of war, has made his es-
cape and reloined the republican forces.
Gen. Diaz is now in the state of Oaxaca at the
head of a considerable force and intends to re-
sumo the offensive within short time.
The Inhabitants of La Sdeeira and La Canada
are IN arms against Max; and Gen. Diaz Is actual
ly engaged IN organizing them into regiments and
brigades.
Great alarm exists among the Imperialists
DIaz Is regarded one of the ableet generals on
the Liberal side.
The well-known il-feelng existing between the
French and u. s. troops on the Rio Grande seems
to encourage the disafection
among other revenue frauds recently discovered
/ Is one dt Hamilton, Ohio, where the attempt to
deiraud the government OF $40, 900 has been FOL
| lowing by the payment of the SOC, 900 by penal
/ ~ oil CIV ooo more and a fine of third $780,
and another IN DelPhia, Ohio, where it is belived
*l'.OoO worth OF whisky have been passed with
out tax, and where testimony of facts 10 deficient
$500, 600, is now offered as comprzed in the re-
cent seizure for revenue frauds at CINCINNATI.
Suspicion was first based by the fact that 500 bar
rels OF whisky were shipped from Nashville.
! Inc hrst shipment OF whisky ever made from
the south to the north after whisky was seized by
parties offered $3.50 ,UOOfor its released which was
| refused.
The president Ia already diligently employing
! his leisure hours upon his forth coming message.
Secy Stanton declines to interfere with the rul-
ing OF the paymaster general in regard to restrict
ing the Washington negro troops to 500 bounties.
NEW YoRK, Oct. lathe New York Times
! Washington special says:
| The president o-day ISSUED four hundred par
1 dons for persons residing in the states of North
I and South Carolina.
! The New York Herald's Washington spe
cial says:
/ The general land office has submitted to the sec
rotary of the interior, tor approval, a schedule o
lands, including 474 273 acres selected by an agent
to the state OF Iowa, under the swamp land gram
OF 1850.
The domain to be connected Is situated in the
! IroBton district.
! An adjustment has been made ofthe account be-
tween the United States and minnesota involving
the five per cent. fund, the nett proceeds of the
sales fpubc lalds situated within the borders OF
! that state. and the amount due the government
! has been collected.
! About Il, $40 acres of public lands were "a ken
| up with agricultural college scrip at Lspoke dur
ring last month, and upwards of , 200 acres were
/ actually settled upon under the homestead law.
Some $50 acres of public lands are reported to
have been taken up for actual settlement during
the month OF September at the land office in Min
! neapOlIs, the proceeds therefrom amounting TO
SlS6, 399
| Three thousand acres were taken up at Denver
/ City, Colorado, during the same month,
! The commissioner OF the general land office re-
/ ceIved. on Monday, from st. Paul, letters dated
the End inst, which say that the census n
dIcated increase IN the population of that state and
especially IN the southern districts.
The yield of the crops this year will sur0ass
that Of any former year, the products OF wheat to
the acre being % bushels
-Four of the railroad companies in the state are
advertising for 5000 lab Irers each. Labor very
high and Is commanding s. so per day