The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-28
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Reported for ths Daily Argus.

florence, Italy, Aug. 26.-Gen. Me.brea ha.
called Austria to restore the national relics and
offsets otart from Venice including the iron crown
of LOmbardy.
Moscow, Aug. 25.-Tiere a great popular
demonstration here to-day in honor of the Amer
can guest. Among the features dinner by
the Mutual Support Club. Speeches were made
by distinguished persons. Asst Sec'y Fox said
that the :itle OF the club omblematicai of the
relations which 81 sted between Russia and
tmeics.
News from Siberia states that the insurgents
have organized five squadrons, part of them with
the usual arms and the rest with scythcs.
New YORK, Aug. 2S.-There were new cases
of cholera and deaths from the same disease re-
ported yerterday. The mortality report of the
past week showed decrease since the report Of
the previous week.
The New York Timess New Orleans special
says:
The commission appoioted by Gen. Baird to in
vesugate the late riot has completed their lsbors
and their report will show that the first shot from
a revolver was by white man at the procession
of freedmen. Twenty minutes then expired be
fore further disturbance took place when the
procession ching the place where the conven-
ton was IN session, the police Interferrsd with
IT and attempting to make arrests, fired upon the
freedmen who returned the tire. A mob then
Joined the police and the great massacre commenc-
ed 1t also shows several policemen hid their
badges not to be recognized, and after enter
ing the hall they displayed the white flag and fred
unfortunately upon the un armed members of the
convention and spec. ators. Some of the citizens
wore badges, indicating an organization. Those
in the ROOM then with chairs, &C., drove the po-
lice and attacking party out and barrIcaded the
doors. After the barrcade was established not
single person in the building escaped uuharmcd
and about 80 were murdered. While credit Is Civ
en- to the police for saving the lives of all who
in the building and not dead, the force
is found guilty OF nearly all the murders that
committed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The excursion
party left here at $50 AN, under the charge
Of Maj. Gen. CuIlom, and Maj. s. G. Koontz
az assistant who has been detailed by the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad to do with the
train ss he thought best. Sec'v McCulIoch
and Hon. o. III. Browning were at the sta
ton to take leave of the party, being proven
ted by public business from accompany " ing
them. The following is a list Of the excur.
siOnists:
The president, sec'y of state sec'y of the
navy and wife and son, Edgar I. Wells, the
postmaster general, Gen'l Grant Chief Of
Staff Gen'l Rawlins, Admiral Farragut with
1t MCKINLEY his secretary, Rear Admiral
Rsdford, Surgeon General Barns, Minister
Romero, Senator Patterson and wife, and
otherr.
BUFFALO, Aug. ga meeting at the may
or's office last evening appointed committees
1Or the reception OF TTeeIueDt JOHNSON.
MEANWHILE, PA. Aug. 2S.-The sccommoda-
ton train on the A & G. A. r. R., while stand =.
ing at Panama, last night was run into by an
extra train following it, smashing passenger
car. No passengers were severely hurt
Conductor James Clancy and a news boy were
killed. Engineer Peter Murphy, badly .hurt, and
leg broken.
DETROIT, Aug. 2S,-Taylor the negro who
committed the murder near Lansing, last week
was taken from the Jail at Mason last night by
mob and hanged to a tree.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. %. -
Two men, named McCortoBg were arrested at
NATION last Thursday, having in their possession
$50, 900 in counterfeit treasury notes, of the de-
nomination of 10, 20, 80 and 100, large lot of
bogus postal currency, plates, presses, dies, tools
&c. The prisoners were brought to Springfield
and lodged in Jail In default of $4,000 bail.
IEMPHIs, TENN, Aug. 27.-Twelve cases of
cholera and four deaths req orted to-day
A steady rain has been falling since yesterday.