The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-29
BY TELEGRAPH
Reported for the Daily Argus.

respondent gives particulars of the fight at Baca-
chico, the last battle OF the rebellion: The
tIonal forces, under Col Banett, was only 800
II started out Tor taraging purposes and to sur
prise the rebel camp at Palmetto rancho and was
in the commencement OF ats movements, very sue
cessful-capturing the camp and making other val
liable seizures. Col. Banett's troops kept pushing
on, driving parties of the enemy before them, till
finally they found themselves confronted by above
1000 rebels and were obliged to retreat. IL ap-
pears that Banett had meme killed in fighting and
only FIVE (5)wounded. But on his return to Brazos
20 of hs men were missing.
Many of these afterwards made their escape
from the enemy and returned to camp.
The reoel loss 10 not known.
Great exeitemeni was caused at Brownsville by
abe movements of Col Barrett's foraging party,
the rebels there taking it for advance on that
place.
The NJ Y. He AIDS correspondent says:
The 25th army corps under Gen. Weitzer will
commence embarl ing for TEXAS to-day. Gen.
Giles A. Smith, of the nth corps, has been given
command ola division of colored troops and
will accompany Weitzel to Texas.
The N Herald 3 national debt paving sub
scriptIons have reached one million eight hundred
and twenty five thousand dollars.
The n Y. Herald's Savannah correspond ent
says:
The removal by the president Of the restric-
uons trade with the south has already caused
great business rivval in Savannah. The Custom
house In that part has been opened. Lines of
steamers already running regularly to the up
rver towns. Communication with the interior is
rapidly extending.
Ii was expected that Gen Gilmore would issue
an official order on the Goth inst, removing all
restrictions on trade through bout the department
OF the south
NEw YoRK, May 29.-Gen. Howard, commits
sioner OF tue freed mems bureau, has issued an
order announcing that the dsboyal former owners
4 49, - 49, k,1r
cultivated by freed men, will not be allowed TO
dIspossess the latter at least not until after the
| growing crops secured for the benefit OF the
/ present cultiyators.
| The New York Herald's Washington special
| says:
! The government is in possession OF new and i'm
pOrtant testimony fixing upon Geo. n. Sanders and
| Jake Thompson, not only Tor direct completely
| with the assassin Booths plot, to murder MIR. Lin.
coin, but their guilty agency In producing the dis
trIbnton ofthe infected clothing IN cities in loya
states and attempted introduction Of portion o
| thus clothing Iuto the White House.
| The New York Trlbune's special has the follow
! ing:
| Sec'y Seward desires to leave the cabinet as
! soon the military trials finished, and the
| army reduced TO permanent standard. Presi'
den Johnson will then send him minister to Ber'
| lin.
| 1t is understood that the indictment OF Jsff
Davis, at the instance and approval of the gov
eminent.
| The \. Y. Times special says:
| All the suppressed testimony IN the conspiracy
| trial will soon be published 1t will show the :
| liancy and materIallty OF much of the published
| evidence, about i'll treatment of Union soldier:
and acts and declarations Of parties IN Canada
| that to some has seemed thus far wholly uncon.
| nected with the case
The n. Y. Times Goldsboro correspondent 2Is
| gives an account of q large eathusiasuc Union
| me Ell in that nj IN 10Th which the
! ganizauGu OF a union party was made.
| The conduct of negro troops garrisoning tht
! town Is spoken of IN highest terms.
| About 90 rebel soldiers are paraded daily and
nearly 5000 rat:ons issued to destitute men and
| women. An order has been Issued that gratuItoui
rations will cease after this month
! The n. /. Herald's special says;
Dsserters sent to Dry Tortugas have been Pu
| down and will be discharged
! Notwithstanding Kirby Smiths sur ender, troop
will be sent to Texas to protect the border anc
mRIntain order.
C1NcIyNArI, May 29.-The Commercials dis.
! patch from Massillon, o. gives particulars abou
the OF the coal miners that grow INK
| out of the resistance made by the miners of IN,
| Union organization to men not members of thu
/ organization being set to work. The 45th reg mi
! of the national guard called to restore order ar
| rested a number of the leaders Great excitemen
| prevails and further violence is apprehended.
MEMPHIS, May 81, via Cairo 29.-The Bulletin,
New Orleans special of"the Goth says:
| On the the evening of Gath the main ordnance
| department, in Marshall's ware house, Mobile
blew up with terrible explosion. About 800 per
sons killed. Many wounded. Thousand buried
| in The ruins. Eight entire squares of the cit,
demolished, and about 5000 bales OF cotton d e
| strOyed. St'rs Col. Coles and with all on bosrs
| entirely destroyed.
| Total loss from to millions
Business in the center of the city is great,
damaged.
| Den. Granger rendered prompt relief to tn,
suferersThe explosion occurred among the Of
| dinance stores which were a portion of thu
munitions of war surrendered by Dick Taylor
and were in course Of removal when it occur
red. The entire city was more or less injured
by the explosion.
SAN Francisco. May 24th.-Twenty-twC
men of the bark Brentz, Mexican emigration
party, were arrested by the police, last might
on a charge of a conspiracy to seize the Pan
anna steamer Gallon now lying in this harbol
! in which to put to sea and attack a French
cruiser. az a privateer, under Mexican col
ors. The case will be examined before tn,
authorities. The evidence against the Pana
ma pirates is clearly against them SO far.
| PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-The Western
! Union Telegraph Co.'S lines are now in full
telegraphic communication with Memphis
| Vieksburg, Mobile and New Orleans. and are
| receiving and sending private messages tx