The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-16
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Reported for As Daily Argus.

NV YoRk. August l6.--The New York
Hersld's Texas correspondent gives some ac-
count of the march of Merritrs cavalry thro'
that state. The good conduct Of the troops
was highly spoken Of, and they were general
lv we'll received by the inhabitants.
DIR. Rebles, the newly appointed collector
of customs for Galveston. has arrived at that
place and will shortly open the custom house.
Affairs both the Texan and Mexican
eides of the Rio Grande were quiet at the
date of the last advices.
Two colored soldiers we're executed at
Brownsville, on the 29th, for outrages on fe-
males. An entire division of the 25th corps
Of colored troops paraded on the occasion and
the appearance, discipline aud department of
the troops formed the theme of enthusiastic
commeHdstion on the part of the Texas and
Mexican spectators, great nun bers of whom
were present.
Cortinas, with his force of repu blica NJ still
lowered around Maiamoras but had yet
made no further attack on tho town, and it
is not supposed that he would do So, his mum :
bers being too insignificant
Calmoras paper denies the report that Ell
Senator Gwynn is at the head OF the imperial
government of the Mexican state of Sonora at the
unusual salary of sixty Thousand dollars, but with
out any ducsl or other noble title.
| The n. Y. Herald's Washington special says:
| As the result of careful inquiry 1t is believed
that tnere 10 unWllllnRness on part OF pOfuOn
of the cabinet to have jeff Davis tried for treason
while there are reasons for bsisv ng that the
| president is determined to have him brought te-
| fore civil tribunal.
Chief Justice Chase is expected to arrive
here in few days for consultation with the
| president as to the time, manner and place
which shall be designated. The ablest coun-
Gil in the United States are also being con
suited on the subject There is a fixed de
termination on the part Of the president that
there shall be an immediate and fair trial by
sjury of the country for high treason
1t may in addition to this be confidently
asserted that the president has determined as
soon as practabe to withdraw the orders sus
| pending the privileges of habeas corpus and
to dispense with military courts
The president has pardoned the following
named rebels to-day:
T. Z. Bethel, Of Louisiana Jonathan
Worth, W. S. Mason, b. F Moore and +. r
Coldwell, of North Carolina Jno L. Schon
and E. w. Schon. of Tenn j. w. Soulte. OF
New York City; DR.. Cook, OF Memphis; VIM
Y. Boy ard, VIM. Gilmore, c. w. Lee, Frank
Seldom and Wm.E. Clark. of Alabama Wm
johnson. of Charlotte, North Carolina, and
Benz. Fitzpatrick, formerly a rebel senator
from Alabama.
Forts Theatre is being converted into a
receptacle for the archives of the late rebel
confederacy.
The N. Y. Times Washington special
says:
The appointment of Preston King to the
collectorship OF New York, though made yes
terday was not permitted to be made public
until il was autographed back here from New
York. The cause Of Mr.. Diapers resigna
ton is that be became aware Of the presi
dents desire to appoint Mr.. King, and that
his resignation would be very acceptable.
Mai. Gen. Hooker has recently been made
major general in the the regular army. His
commission in the regular army dates from
Antietam.
New YORK. Aug. 15.-Dates from Kings.
ton. Jamaica, OF the. 7th Inst have been re
ceived:
The government was subject to much buse
by the newspapers of the Island for various
ohenses which he had given. Among other
things he was severely blamed for having al
lowed the Ex-Qaeen Emma OF the Sand witch
Islands TO pass through Kingston on her way
! to England without official recognition A
reply from QIeen Victoria a petition t. the
Jamaica lab0rers complaining of their dis
tresses had been received in which they are
advised that they must depend princi pally
upon their own industry for an i'm provement
of their condition.
STEUBENvILLE Ohio. Aug. 16.-The great
| bridge over the Ohio river at this place con-
Meeting the Steubenville & Indiana railroad
/ with the short line to Pittsburg will be ready
for trains TO pass over it on the first day of
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