The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-31
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the following specials from Washington
1t is authoritatively stated that the govern
ment will not be prepared for the trial OF JEFF Da,
is at the approaching June term at Richmond
The Inference from which is, tfat the trial cannot
come off earlier than October.
The Lieut. General and Mrs. Grant, accompan
led by Gent Dent Of the STAFF, will proceed from
West Point to ST. Louis, to be absent two or three
weeks. The general expects to visit Nashville,
Corinth, Memphis and intermediate places before
his return.
At meeting of the Union National Club, this
evening, resolution insisting upon the application
of the Monroe doctrine to Mexico and favorirg
the endorsement of the proposed Mexican loan,
was laid over under the rules.
Letters just received here from high authority
in Paris state that Louis Napoleon is earnestly try
ing to maintain peace in Europe. He wrote
very important letter to the king Of Italy, in which
he declared himself IN the strongest terms against
his (the Itahan's) warlike policy. ambassadors
from England and Russia united their efforts to
range, in way, settlement OF the present
difficulty. The French government declared At
self ready TO act upon the same concIiatory meas
ures, but took the position that II was impossible
assemble any conference that would be gener-
al one, including the representatives from al great
European POWERS and German diet. This was
communicated by both ambassadors iron Russia
and England to their respective governments. Ii
thev assent, Il preliminary conference would be
immed iately held, composed OF France, England
and RussIa, at which questions likely to be sub
mitted to general congress would be debated and
considered. This does not absolutely assure a
peaceful solution of the threatening European DIFF
icuifies yet il Is deemed very important,a as show
ing the posture Of the French government, and
how is possible, if not probable, that at the
verge OF war a collision may be averted by the IN
reference OF the neutral powers
military Commission has been convened by or
der OF General Grant, and is now in session at Nor
folk for the purpose of investigating the causes
which led TO the recent riet IN that city. The pro-
ceeding will be conducted with closed doors, and
the evidence will be submitted dire' ty to General
Grant.
Gov. Parsons, OF Alabama, has addressed let
ter to General Howard, urging the necessity OF the
bureau increasing its distributoa of ratIons. BY
recent census OF that state, 40 out OF 53 counties
return % ,92l destitute persons. He averaged the
starving poor at 81 900. During the war Alabama
lost &C, 900 men, one half the heads of taml-
lies. and there &C, 900 white widows and
phans. They could raise no crop last year on ac-
of the presence of the armies, and she legs-
iature at its recent session, authorized the issuing
OF state bonds for the purpose OF procuring food,
but they fail to make them negotiate. and the gov
ernor purposes coming north to put them on the
mark et for provisions
The citizens Who able contribute free
ly and the mortgaging of farms and crops to
+ raise food is almost universal. Feeble wo
men and decrepit old men walk miles to OBJ
tain rations; and it is quite frequent to meet
frantic mothers on the roadside crying with
their starving children.
There are 100000 destitute whites and
blacks, and to the 10000 to whom rations
were issued daily during May, he urges that
the number be increased 30,0O0,l fer June
Their wheat and potato crops when gathered
in July will give great relief, and it is be-
lieved the number of rsiions. after August,
can be materially reduced.
The steamer Costa RIGA, with San Francis
co dates of the 1lth, arrived. Advicss from
Havana state that certificates of freed II en-
have been given to the emancipated slaves by
some of the planters on condition that they
contract for a term of years at nominal wag.
es Great mum bers of free linen accept this
condition.
Five Spanish men.of-war left the har Dor on
the 22nd on a mission as yet unknown.
Advces from the West Indies to the 18th
state:
Governor Eyrie was about returning 10
England.
Two cases of cholera appeared in Kings
| ton, but not fatal.
| A riot brooks out in Trinidad, bu, was
quelled by the military.
Confa grations occurred in Barbadoes.
| The North Carolina state convention COM
mittes reported proceedings yesterday. The
report was received from the special commit.
| k6G ia I6icT6bCc W iu0 ICpCdA VI CSlthlu dcSS
concerning rights of persons of color. The
| report recommends the unrestricted admie-
| sion Of negro testimony in courts where ne.
! groes are parties TO suits. their free emigra-
| ton, their right to bear arms, and making
| the law to punish negroes with death for at
| tempt at rape on white women applicable to
| white men.
u. S. Marshal Murray has seized on the
steamer General Ssdgewick, from Galveston,
eight thousand rounds of ammuniiion and
so revolyere, consigned to the adjutant gener.
al of the fenian brotherhood. From CORES
poudence which fell into the marshals hands
it appears the property was stolen from one
OF the federal camps In Texas. as
PHILADELPHIA, May SILT is reported
that three companies of Fenians leave here
this evening to join the party now on the
northern frontier.
BUFFLAo, May 3f.-More fenians arrived
here last night from the west. There are
| now about one thouaand in the city and ,noye
are expected Nothing can be learned from
/ the men. They state they are laborsrs bound
to California. They have apparently NO
| arms. but it is understood that plenty are sc.
GREETED here. 1t is pretty generally thought
| that q raid on Canada from this nelghb orhood
r. determined on. There is no excitement
here and nobody believes in the success OF
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