The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-02
STANTON DETERMINED TO MAKE
WAR on SHERMAN.
S0UTHERNERS FLOCKING TO WASH
NGT0N FOR PARDON.

Now YoRT, June 2.-The y. Y. Worlds cor
respondent says:
The Memorial D. plomatique ofNIav 18th makes
public the important act that the government of
Presto ent5 ohnson has instructed our minister in
London to require OF the English government a
prompt decIsIOI to IndemuIt tiles due US for los
caused to federal citizens by confederate
cruisers, such as the Alabama and others, con.
structed and equipped in English ports since the
beginning Of the war. The Memorial say, Presi-
dent Johnson only renewed demand made sew
eral times by President Lincoln, and denied nv
England, but he accents 1t with more vigor nd
energy than ever
NEW YoRK, June 2.-The y. Y. HeraId's Wash
ington special has the following:
LIS believed here that the president is not in
favor OF negro suffrage except IN some modified
form and under certain qualifications IL IA $50
understood that the mission OF Gen Sickles IN
Bogota IS Tor the purpose Of obtaining grants of
land for the purpose OF settling them with blacks
from the United States and that the late president
who authorized the mission, was willing To give
fifteen millions of dollars for adequate TERRITORY
The United States Of Columbia amer this wear
will withdraw their diplomatic establishment,
from this country IN consequence of their con-
gress having refused TO make any APPROXIMATION
beyond the present year.
The iron clads and monitors attached 10 the
West Cult and Mississippi squadrons are to he
laid up, now that the rebellion 10 finally crushed
They will not be brought north, but will be laid
up at some convenient point on the MississppI
one OF its tributaries, not yet decided upon
communication was received on Monday at
the land office, from the surveyor general of Kan
sas, covering a contract ordered for the survey of
land on the direct route from Sioux City to Mon
tana and Idaho, and the opening of a road on the
route.
NEW YORK, June At is not true that Davis
has arrived here, was announced. He is still
in the cssemate at Fortress Monree and Il is not
probable that he will be brought up the Potomac
until after the conspiracy trials concluded say
week after next.
Another OF the conspiratoIs has been arrested
near Canada, alive, and been brought here and
edged in the arsenal
The n. Y. Herald's special says:
The government has finally decided to turn Da-
Wis over to the civil authorities.
Governor Brown has been released on parole
Ii said that Sec'y Stanton intends TO renew the
assault on sherman in a rejoinder, having pos
session himself 81 Breckenridge and Johnston,s
version of the negotiations whose statements he
will use to sustain higsseli. Il
Gen Howard has gone to Richmond to arrange
the affairs OF the fteedmen's bureau in Virginia.
The sanitary commission Is supplying the troops
at Washington and elsewhere with fresh yegeta
bles, also underclothing and stationary
IL is thought the testimony in the conspiracy
case will close this week.
Reverdy Johnson has prepared a protest deov.
ing the jurisdiction Of the commission.
Davis, according to all accounts, is execrated
in the south and his possible fate excites no par
tcular sympathy.
The 9th corps has arrived near Washington
from Richmond. They had severe march, the