The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-16

reported for The Dai!y Ary,-..

! New YoRK, Sept. I6.-By an arrival from Mon.
| tevidIo, Paraguay, July, We have additional de.
! taIs OF much interest regarding the war between
the republic OF Paraguay, on the one hand, and the
empire ct Brazil, the Argentine Confederation a nd
| the Republic of Uruguay, on the other.
President Lopez had,tlk command Of the Par
guaylans IN person; buI moving more Cautious
" than FIRST, owing To several checks which his
troops had received.
The allies claim that the navy of the Paraguay
Ians wa nearly annIhilated ia the battle of Rchan-
ols.-betweeu Paraguay and Brazil--and that on
land The ParaguayIans had also experienced some
material repuIses.
The cOntendlng powers wers however. in mo-
ton. All Kinds of military preparations we're in
progress in every direction but until the rain and
cold gave place to more favorable weather IL wa.
thought that no decisive campaign would be COM
meHced.
There are 1900 Brazll.aus IN the field
MoutevIdo paper announces that a United
States expedition OF great strength would soon ar
rlVe on the South American coast, ascOmpaDied nv
commissioner, whose duty II would be To d..
mand and enforce nonInlerierence with the free
navigation OF the Platte rIver bv Brazil and the
payment by that country of sc, 900 as indemnity
tor American vessels destroyed by re bel pirates in
Brazilian waters.
Buenos Ayres Journal however, saws tina,
this story has no foundation. In fact, the civ of
Montevido was said TO be in a terrible condition.
owing to political Intrgues, political arrests
murders in broad day light, burg aries, robberies
and other acts OF lawlessness.
NEw York, Sept. I6-Advices from Jamaica.
West Indies, OF Sept 9Th, report the long pro-
traeted drought which had caused wide spread
distress IN the leland, was and favora bic
showers had fell
Gen. Larmonths, a refugee from Havti reading
at Kingston, Jamaica. having been threatened
with expulsion from the island for alleged com
plIcIty IN the Haytian rebellion, had written to
the governor OF Jamaica, denying that he was at
all mi rod
country. There does not pear to have been
any truth in thGrePort received by previous ar
rival that an Instruction was about to break out
in the western portion of Jameica.
The rebellion in Hayti is stII unsubdued A
letter from Port Auprince OF the 9th of August.
published in Jamaica paper, stated that Grifford
had already left Port Auprince the 18th for the
seat OF war, taking with him ] 500 men.
The insurgents had been reSulsed in all their
advances and the recaptuse from them Of the town
OF Cape Hayte was daily expec ted.
Ii was rumOred that Fort St MichiaI had already 1
been captured by the national troops with 90 Pris
Several of the Haytian papers denouncs the er- |
cracking open stores and robbing merchants to
pay their soldiers.
BUFFALO, Sept. l6.-A dispatch has been receiy-
ed by Dean Richmond from Gen. Slocum stating
that he endorses the platform and accepts the
as the democratic nominee for secrets
~ of state
BALTIMORE, Sep. l6.-The Norfolk, Va, Post
says:
jeff Dsvis was yesterday transferred from his
casemate prison to room in Corroll hall The
change necessary owing to his declining
hoalth.
Carroll hall is, perhaps the most comfortable
place in the fort
NEw YoRK. Sept. l6.-Charles ton papers up to
he Is inst. received.
EI-Gov. Aiken received full and compile mar
Ion from the president on the 18th.
The Sd South Carolina and the 18th Micbig.n
olored troops are on their way to places of rem
ezous to be mustered out.
The rice crop IN the vicinity Of Georgetown is
aid to be abundant.
Communication by railroad between Charleston
nd Columbia will be restored
ays: