The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-12-01
BY TELEGRAPH
Reported for the Daily Arg,Is.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 80.
The Nantucket ana Fanny Shuyler from New
have arrived.
Cotton better. Twenty three hundred bales
sold at 50a5l cents.
Sugar l7sc.
Molasses, choice at 81 is.
Gold stiff at 81 AZ.
Exchange New Yord &c discount
Freight on cotton to New York III to Liver
pool ia.
The work of rebuilding the levee is to be CON-
menced Immediately.
The steamer Ruby sunk about so milas above
the city 1t was total loss, pass sngers and crew
saved.
Several passengers on the steamer Geo. Crom
well arrived here from Charleston whore she put
in, leaking and machienery broken.
The legislature elected J. G.. Nixon, proprietor
| of the Crescent its printer.
| The legislature is engaged in the discussion OF
| the constitution of 1864.
Gen. Dick Taylor has arrived here.
Admiral Thoyer informs the Pensacola Observer
that there 20 was vessels all rates distributed
| from Cape Florida TO the Rio Grrnde.
| The Shreveport Gazette of the 18th nit. says:
| The cotton trade soon closes on the Red river
| The prospects of raising crops next year by
4 freedman 10 very gloomy.
| Many Lousconal county papers comment upon
the fact that ieedmen decline making contracts to
work on plantations next year, beng aversed to
working with white men and especially with their
former owners, and seem bent some plan for
the division OF property.
| Much complaint is made in Texas about the col
| lection of direct taxes on lands.
| Old business men of Galveston expect business
to crush in Texas uext spring. thinking there is too
| much oyer-traSIng.
| The debt of Texas is SIS, 700, 900 including all
items with interest computed to January LIST 1866.
| Gen. Grangery head of ireedmen's bureau in
| Texas Is reported by Texas making a speech
lately TO negroes wherein he condemned the pres
ident's reconstruction policy.
GRENADA, Miss. Nov. 80.
| A collision took place here last night between
| party of state militia searching for arms among
! freedmen and a squad of negroes assisted by some
| wounded, one severely. large number of mus
| kets, ammunition SC was found and taken from the
negroes.
SPECIAL to n. Y. Times
WASHINGTON, Nov 80.
| Up to O'Clock to-day only 50 member of con-
! gress have reported themselves.
1t Is understood Gen Thomas will soon retire
| from the army. Gen Townse will probab ly sue
! coed him.
| A proposition, emanatng from Washington, is
| being made TO national banks throughout the
country for subscriptions for the purpose OF secur-
ing amendment, by congress, 10 the national
banking law, by which the profit loss OF circu-
lsting snail accrue TO the banks instead of the
! government.
When necessary, the proper committee in con-
gress will probably secure Its passage, without the
| pecuniary Influences thys involved.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 80.
| The n. Y. Trbune's special saws:
Positive information is to the effect that the
| lations OF our government with France and Eng
land entirely satisfactory and there prob
, ability ola serious disturbance.
! Napolean's speculation In Mexico is very unpep
ular with the French, and he withdraw his force
! from Mexico soon as he can do without COM
| promising hIs dignity.
The Spanish minister to-day read is the secreta-
~ OF state under instructions of his government,
! a dispatch, concerning the slave trade, which
replete with the most emphatic eIpletives, express
sing opposition TO the outrageous traffic and pledg-
ing the most earnest efforts of the Spanish govern
ment for its determination
| Investigations show that electrotype of the
compound interest plate obtained be-
fore 1t came into the possession of the treasury de-
! partment.
Special to n Y. Herald.
TORONTO, c. W., Nov, 80.
The board of trade, Tonight, resolved to hold
great nteTnatIoHal council aud banquet an ear
| ly day, iurtherauce of reciprocity and OF the
| Georgian bay canal annexation.
Clubs are springng up all over Lower Canada
The French Canadian organization wage war upon
the British.
The FenIans are quiet, excepting occasional
demonstrations with rockets and fire arms.
WASHINGTON, Dec |.
The Raleigh. n. c., Standard, of Wednesday,
contains the following highly important intelli-
gence:
GeV Holden has received the following Telegram
from President Johnson, which is laid before the
public for their information:
WAsHINGToN, Z. c.
Nov. %, 1868.
Hon W W Holden, Provisional Governor of North
Carolina:
Accept my thanks for the noble and efficient
manner in which you have discharged your duty
as provisional governor. You will be sustained
by the government.
The results Of the recent elections in North Car
olina have greatly damaged the prospects of the
state in the restoration of its government rela-
| tons
Should the action and spirit of the legislature be
in the same direction It will greatly increase the
mischief already done and might be fatal. 1t Is
hoped the action and spirit ma infested by the leg
Isatuie will be directed rather to repair than
increase the difficulties under which the state has
| already placed itself.
GSignedl ANDREW JOHNSON,
| Pres't OF the United States.