The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-18
By TELEGRAPH
Reported for the Daily Argss.

New YoRK, Aug. 1s.-The N. Y. Times says
of the Ketchani forgery. The effect on Ketcham.
Jones Co., developed is disastorous.--
What IL will be when the storm of excitement is
passed is another question. Thus far the case
LIST. They have lost in stolen securities between
50 and $500, 900.
I'd. They have suspended payment and all OPP
era:ions.
Sd. They have assigned their property to p. C.
Calhoun, president of the 10th National Bank and
c. Bent former partner of Morris Ketcham and for
the benefit of the creditors.
4th. The balance due customers, mainly New
England banks,amounts to the tremendous sum of
So 500 900.
5th. They have published a remark able card in
which they have given the public idea of their
business which differs materially from the idea
previously entertained Ii has been truthfully
tation SIS, 800 ofthe forged gold checks on Mon
day and that Edward Ketcham gave them on that
morning $25, 900 to do II WITH
The public viewed the transaction with some
distrust and It Is TO the honor Of Mr.. Graham to
record the facts as drawn from him in a converse
ton, yesterday p. M, at O'Clock in Wall street
Mr.. Graham, you paid $2S 800 OF these forged
checks on Monday. We know that Edward Ketch-
am drew check tor $500 900 before he went off
Did he give you the money to pay these checks
with.
Mr.. Graham.-He gave me no money, hut as
was his constant custom he gave a check, with
nhiCH W mcet ooASauons. The check for
s2oo,ooo. deposited and drew against it; but
what do you think Is the RESULT Morris Ketcbam
refuses TO honor the check and find it throw out
by his bank and returned TO my bank and am
notihed OF the oVerdrawing of my account to that
| amount. " -'
Ii is most extraordinal and cruel busioss.
The check was drawn by KeIthum Son Co.
Before they suspected It was drawn by me N good
iatn, oePosted IN the bank, drawn again and
passed to tie bank where Keithum, Son & Co.
deal. IL seems rather hard that should have to
suner 10 TINS extent In aiding what have already
| been.
| New YoRK, Aug. ls.-The n. Y. Tribune's
Iyer, Iexas, correspondent describes Camp
FORD, near that place: IL 10 4 prison second only
| TO AndersonvIlle IN the barbarous treatment in
| hcted upon Union prisoners tor two years The
correspondent says they were shot, beaten and
| tortured, but were too far off ana too closely
guarded for their groans to be heard by those on
the outside world. Their sad story only became
known from their shrvnken lips, after they were
exchanged. Al the point where entered there
| 10 numOer OF groves scattered over the space OF
about l acre. 1 hrst thought they were groves
but on close examination 1 found that thew were
excavations IN the ground whIchhad been GOV.
| cred hrstwlt bushes and then with dirt
They had been made by those OF our men who
mad been captured last and for whom there was no
room in the huts
| The n. Y. herald's Paris correspondence CON.
iains important statements rec ectIng potieaI az
fairs IN Spain. The queen and her prime ministe,
/
strong republican feeling exists among the o.
heers oil the army, and revolution may be con-
sidered as imminent
The y. Y. Worlds correspondent saws the tuta
loss by keithum's forgeries will amount to 5000
/ 600. WY
CAIRO, August lS.-About | DOT bales n,
cotton arrived yesterday Fifty bales for Eyans
vile, $50 Tor Cerelotan, 100 for Cincinnati and d.
remainder Tor Cairo and st. Louis
| The sales OF government boats at Mound Ci,,
! yesterday were we'll attended and the b,ddins
spirited. Sixty three boats were sold i,rIu5iH
tugs, at good prices.
! Mr.. Parkman has been fully exonersted ftom al
blame IN the Memphis commercial bank afF,i,s
| QUEBEC, August lS.-Last night fire broke IN,
! IN house on the corner of Crown and Once, -.
| occupied by Jean banquet, grocer. The aame,
extended, despite the utmost exertion. .Ionc
| Sorron, Queen, Richardson and King streets JaI
toying between 90 and so buildings
Loss notyet asoertaned.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. lS.-Tne jackson Iron Work,
| @OS N9rth Main street, owned by McCord 4 Co.
! were destroyed by fire last night
-Four bremen were injured by the falling of the
walls. ING
Loss sbout SIS, 900. Insured for slI ooo-n,,,
1 ly IN New York Offices. f
| the government warehouse adioinig :, ,,
slightly damaged.
BosroN, Aug. lS-The whaIeing bsroue Pear,
OF New Loneon, while on her passage from Hon.
oiula to the Artic as DESTROYED bv tbaShen.
andoah.
This capture is additional to the fleet before rs.
ported destroyed.