The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-25
By TELEGRAPH
Reported for the Daily Arg,4s.

New York, Sept. 25.-Gen. Terry, com'dr of
| the department of Virgn has just given to the
people OF that state very forclble reminder that
martial law still prevails there BY the issuance Of
two orders, max ing provisions for the loyal pro-
portion to have their property conhscated by the
! rebel government and by putting stop to all
legal proceedings in statutes against national Off
GERS for acts done IN the performance OF their OIL
cial duties hereafter, while mortal law continues
| TO prevail. The general announces that any per-
son connected with the institution OF suits OF this
| character will be arrested.
meeting of the board OF regents of the Viz
GINA military institute st Lexington was held
| Thursday last, whom Ex- Gen. Curtis Lee, OF
/ r. f. Lee and formerly member of JEFF. Davis
staff was elected TO a professOrshlp of the Phila-
| delphia mechanics and military and civil engine
/ erng and Maj Blair, another eX-rebsi officer,
/ was chosen professor OF national philosophy.
! correspondent at ST. Albany OF the N. Y. Her
aid contradicts the report which has been esner-
ally circulated to the effect that the banfs of that
place have had refunded TO them by the Canadian
authorities all money stolen from them the 18th
of last October by rebel raiders. He that the
total amount stolen was over S2I0, 900, and that
of this only $50, 900 have been returned by the
Canadians.
1t Is said that Sec'y Seward has made affida-
Wit to the British government Tor the restoration
OF the remainser on the ground that before the
raid tooA place some of the Canadian officials
aware that II was contemplated and that they
sisted the scoundrels in making their raid and
threw all possible obstacles in the way OF their
arrest and punishment.
The correspondent complains OF the bad faith
generally ofthe Canadian government in the mat
ter
NEW YORK, Sept 25.-The dific atty aris-
ing out of the arrest of Germans who had be-
come American citizens, for non performance
OF military service, required by Prussisn
laws, continues to excite attention in that
country.
Van Bickworks organ declares that the
constitution imperarively requires every sub
Jecs OF Prussia TO perform military duty, and
cannot be altered at pleasure by the elective
authorities. .-.-.... .--...
Assuming this statement to be correct, the
only way TO relieve naturalizsd American
citizens from the obligations which they are
considered to be under 10 the land of their
birth would be the conclusion of a treaty be-
tween the United States and Prussia To that
feet
Hitherto such persons qave generally been
released from the compulsory military service
to which they are subjected, but only after
great deal of trouble aud out of special regard
for the United States government, on its rep
resentation, and not in view of their rights as
Ameaican citizens.
The NY .Herad,s Berlin correspondent believes
if a convention to this effect were submitted tn
the Prusslan legislature it would be passed by
immense majority the liberal party extrem-
ly DESTROYS of being on good terms with the great
trans Atantlc-republic.
ROCKVILLE, c. w. Sept. 24.-The propeller
Buckshire sunk in the St. Lawrence river near
here yesterday-reported lives lost.
FURTHER POiNr, Sept. 25.-Mordvian from !
Liverpool 18th. London Derry 10th, arrived OFF |
here this morning. Her dates days latter |
Political news rnimpOrtdnt.
meeting of the Atlantic telegraph company |
held unanimously adopted the directors'report ana
sanctioned the new contract made |
for cable year.
Further by the MoravIan The question of 4 e 4
rsisng of additional capital was postponed for an
other meeting The l2th of OCt0ber.
FORTRESS MONROE, Sept. 23.-The quarantine |
at tn" entrance OF Hampton Roads Will be discon- |
tlnued October LIST.
]. Jones was brought here to-day from the east |
ern shore under arrest. 1t is said ne private |
secretary to Sec'y Mallory of the confederacy.
New YoRK, Sept. 25.-The N. Y. Herald's |
Washington special says:
The president has approved the change of |
route for the Pacific r r. west Of Omaha,
the company having acceded to the condition
that the grade shall be reduced TO 30 feet to |
the mile between the Missouri and Platte |
valley.