The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-25
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NEW Yoax, April aS.--The N. =. Tinss' 'Ps-
The govsrnns,t offers for sale he military rail-
road in Texas, running from Brasos Santiago. to
me Rio Grande. Proposals will be received TO
transport all the troops in Texas At the same rates
- charged by the N. Y. Central.
The secretary OF the treasury 10 considering the
proposition Of putting per cent treasury loan
on the market a. means of retiring oar raPioy
maturing obligations. Such has been the .ueesss-
full arrangement Of our finances and the faith OF
the American people in. the national sesurities,
that such loan 10 deemed warranted and Is tho't
to promise success By many OF the best fnanciers
IN congress. The secretary has all the requisite
legal authority, and it D understood to be only
question Of expediency which now elaims his at
tention. R 49,
The numerous detailed statements a. to what
the reeons,ruction committee will or will not
smanate from member OF that committee, az 1t 10
generally apprehended they do. The principal
tact is that not a proposition yet considered has
yet been unalterably agreed upon.
The New York Trbune's special says:
Gen. Howard day received from Sir Morton
Peto and Arthur Kilmord, M. p, the English cap
italists who recently visited this country, contri
button OF ESQ from each, which they request be
applied for the reliet of destitute and suffering
freedmen of the southern states.
Col. j. B. Kinsm IN, who has been on the staff of
General Butler, has been ordered to visit Texas to
investigate and report the management of the
frsedmen's bureau there.
LIVERPOOL, April IL. Cotton saales to-day 200
bales including 5000 to spectators and exporters
market dull with decline of penny and panic
in the market.
Manchester market is heavy and declining.
Brsadstuffs active and firm.
Provision markents dull.
LONDON, April i2.--Consols closed at s6sas64
| for money.
| s-20s 7Isa7l3.
| Illinois Central S0AaSi.
Erie 543 abs.
CINCINNATI, April pa Memphis dis.
patch to the Gazette says:
The steamer John Reynolds exploded her
boiler and took FIRE when near Island No 40
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The frs,
engineer was blown overheard aud lost. The
second engineer was badly scalded, six FIRE.
| men and deck hands more or less injured -
| After floating miles down stream the fire
was extenguish ed and the passengers rescued
by the steamer Tennessee and taken to Mem
phis.
The Reynolds was valued at sis, 900, dam
age will amount to 50, 000.,
OswEGo, April 25.-The gale which com
menced On Monday continued up to thii
morning and several disasters occurred t.
vessels on Lake Ontario.
The schooner Bsntams, bound from thi
port to Chicago, with coal, is ashore nsa
YAK ofCuhfu SFCcA. me ScnoOn6rs mOntlOI
10 and Traveller, bound from French Creek 4
Detroi. light are ashore. The former at tn
Devils Mousse. at Salter, the 80 mile point -
Steam tugs and pumps will be sent to thei
assistance.
The schooner Raleigh arrived in port thi
morning from Canada with a loss of a decl
load of lumber.
The schooner Coral, from Ogdensburg, j
ashore miles below the Devils Nose.
Sandy Hook, April 25. lao pm-The st
City of Boston from Liverpool 10th vii
Queenstown 1l,h. has arrived and anchore,
off this point. Her sdvices are one day lat
er.
OswEGo. April 25.-Tbe propeller Buckley
arrived here to-day from Toledo. This is tn
first vessel from Lake Erie through the Wei
land canal this season
The captain of the Buckeye reports ths
he passed through about 60 miles of foatin
ice on Lake Erie.
BUFFALO. April 25.-The Bark Antimtom an
Schooner Starlight, both laden with lumber, !
ashore at Farport, Ohio.
| The Schooner Monticall is ashore at Devil
nose, Lake Ontario.
The Schooner Montana is ashore Is miles cas-
of Niagara river, on Lake Ontario.