The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-23
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hStoTteo yT D~"y Afyes.
NEW YosK, Aug 22.-Latest BY the Persia,
Liverpool Saturday evening
Cotton sales to-day are so 900 bales, including
1000 bales 10 spectators and exporters
Market quiet and unchanged.
Breadstuffs firm.
Provisions steady.
Beet has an upward tendency.
Pork and bacon advancing.
Consols at s94 as9S for money.
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LONDON, Aug Ia, via Queenstown.-Nothing
has yet been heard from the Great Eastern.
may be regarded as adjusted. A complete under
standing has been arrived at the principal
points in dispute. The emperor of Austria and
King Of rrussia viii meet at Dresden In a day or
two.
New YoRK, Aug 2s-The N Y Herald's speci-
al says
The sec'y OF state, since his return from Cape
May, has disposed of all the business which accu-
INFLATED during his absence and 10 attending to
the duties OF the department a. before
Gen Schofeld, u A, 10 at Wilard's
Maj Gen Meade arrived in the city to night and
stops at Wizards. The registers of the hotel
indicate that the arrivals of southerners in the
city continue about the same as heretofore, the
greater part Of them being from Virginia.
Jas w Demberg received the appointment of
Pension agent in Little Rock, Ark.
The president this morning granted pardons to
Jos Henderson, of Tenn, and Dickinson, of
Wilmington, NC.
NEw YoRK, Aug 23.-The str Persi. from Liv-
erpool 18th via Queenstown 18th arrived this
morning. Nothing had been heard of the Great
Eastern or her course. Nothing new regarding
the cable.
The Times suggests that the machinery OF the
Great Eastern may have broken and says il 10 al
most impossible tor the hinr and Terrible to
hInd laa hssh ~f,l To-,
account for her absence.
The Times supposes that the recent provisions
OF the chamber of commerce for the empsr-
| al government TO guarantee strict neutrality of
the North American colonies might SoI K very
well till wanted, when II would break down.
The negotiations between Spain and Rome on
account OF Italy are satisfactorily concluded, upon
promise 10 protect the Pope and the interests OF
the legion in Spain
The Roman army 10 10 be increased 5000 men.
! LIVERPOOL, Aug. I2-The weather has been
unsettled, good deal OF ram fallen, interfering
with harvest operations. There also some re-
ports current that the potatoe disease appearing
| in some parts of Ireland.
The corn market has been frmer and the prices
| of wheat and -four have advanced.
Wakefield, Nash x Co, and Richardson, Spen-
! ger Co. repors -four firm.
Wheat in good demand and the prices yester-
day were again 3a4d higher, making the weeks
| improvement about cd.
| Corn in lair request, at steady prices. Mixed
| 3Os6da3ls6d per $50 pounds.
| Provisions steady.
| Theyerose & Co. and Gordon, Bracee & Co. re-
port beef at full and ad vancIng prices. tor good
| but very irregular for other descriptions.
Pork held for 2s Cd. Advance market being
| nearly cleared of all the new bacon. II advanced
| Is, more yesterday, making the weeks improve
| ments 3s@4s per cent.
| Lard steady 7sGl3 80.
Produce brokers' circulars reports sugar very
quiet and rather
Coffee lnacti.e; Rio 90.
Rice very active.
Pstroleum-EnglIsh & Brandon ports small
sales of refined from cd to IS Cd per gallon.
| London Markets.-Baring, Bro. & Co. quote En-
glish wheat pa.
Foreign wheat to I'd dearer per quarter under
the unfavorSbe weather.
White American ass to 46s.
Red Ais to 42s.
Sugar dull, and cd lower.
Coffee quiet, and Cd to Is cheaper.
Petroleum Is I'd paid fer refined
Paid for delivery, to arrive from Oct. TO Dec,
the quotations are IS i'd to % sd crude.
CLEyELASO, Aug. 23.-outhmate, Schemer &
Co.'S oil refinery burnt last night. Los. S.
900.
RUFFsLo, Aug. 23.-The Colshester suirituaI
medium case IN the u. s. court, which has attrac-
ted considerable attedtion, was giuen to the jury
last night. They this am. returned a verdict in
accordance with the Indictment that he 10 a in p
gler A lakge number of spirltuahsts, male and
female, attended the trial.
NEw YoRK, Aug. 2s.-The offering OF 1000, 900
pounds of Ohio fleece, TO-DAY, was not a success
Only $4,000 pounds were sold at from ~ to so cts
Tor the unwashed. The owners refused to dupIi-
cate any. The wool allcondemned under
scrabble. There was very good attendance but
not much spirit.
NEw YoKK, Aug. 23.-Maj. Gen. o. o. Howard
leaves Augusta, Me-, to-day to confer with the
western officers of the u. s. freedman's commits
sion before returning to his Office at Washington
De Will arrive at Chicago, Saturday TO address q
public meeting under the auspecies of the north
western freedmen's aid commission on SUNDAY
evening.
New HAVEN, Aug. 23.-The Pollandium saws
that last night the evening train from New London
ran over a COW three miles this side of Braniord
The baggage, mail and first passenger cars
were thrown from the track. The baggage car
turned complete summersault down an en-
oankment, rolled over twice and il was badly
smashed. Almost all the EMPLOYEES
OF the road, 10 or I2 in. number, were injured
some seriously, but none fatally. But one passen-
ger was slightly wounded. A special train return
to the city with the wounded at IL O'Clock in the
night.