The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-22

NEW York, Nov. 22,--The centres and delegates
of the fenian brotherhood, in this community, held
meeting at the Apollo Rooms, in Prince street,
Sunday night, and addressed final appeal for aid
in the revolution which is abont be inaugurated in
Ireland to all citizens Of the Metropolitan district
and New Jersey. .Ea .-.... ..#
1t is stated that the congressional commissioners
while investigating the affairs of the New York Gus
tom house, discovered that the clerks were taxed
four dollars month for political purposes, and if
they refused to pay were discharged.
sd A very handsome sum has been made by the col
lector in the matter of bonded warehouses and ii is
stated that he now makes $500 900 year out of his
Office.
Before Justice bowling yesterday afternoon, at
the Toombs police court, the witnesses against
Frank HELEN Il W. Il, Babcock, brokers, ex-
amned, tending to prove alleged completely in
the Lord bond robbery. Bail refused and they
remanded, the case being postponed until next
Friday,
The New York World has the following over the
cable ESQ.
MANCHESTER. Nov 20.-Contuued severe depres-
sion is still the ruling feature OF this Market and
orders previously telegrsphed to the United States
for the purchase Of cotton have been withdrawn en-
tirely. '--
The New York Herald's Toronto, C. W., special
says:
Ten suspicion, characters were arrested yesterday
under the habeas corpus act.
The United States government has instructed its
consul to appeal for new trial for the condemned
large quantity Of wine is being smnggled across
our border and being seized.
The condemned fenian prisoners are supplied with
one substantial meal each day, the United States
consul paying the ex penses. M.
The whole number of British regulars on duty in
Canada, Nov. i, was $4,000. 1t is supposed that
officers will be cashiered for cowardice while
in front the enemy at Ridgeway.
The New York Tribunes LeAverworth special
says:
1t Alneg, with detachment of IS men, encoun-
tered q band Of 100 Sioux Indians near FL Sedge
wick and Killed s. wounded Z, captured As beef cat
tley so mules, q horses all Of thsSs packs aud
plumber, and burned what could not Toe brought
away. He marched l70 miles in SO hours with
nothing to eat for men horses.
man named Eigin, having a quarrel with q
family of i've brothers manned Titus. killed tive of
them and escaped. Subsequently he was captured
by the other brothers aud killed.
N. Y. Times special says: There are less
than 1900 troops in the department OF Washing
ton, which includes the district of Columbia.
Maryl.nd, Delaware, West Virginia and Virginia.
The secretary of the treasury il making heavy
drafts upon the national banks for the purpose OF
, red eming accrueng debts OF the government.
As much as nineteen millions were thus drawn
from the banks in one day.
An. Y. Tribune's Washington special says
1t is a singular fact that Notwithstanding the
semi-ofhcial announcement OF the administration
organ of the two parties OF the government on
the Mexican question and the supposed negotis-
ton now going on between France and the United
States, the French minister, Count De mont
h dim, has not been consulted by the authorities,
has he received any information the sub
ject save what he has learned from newspapers
He has not yet been officially informed of Minis
ter Csmpbell's and Gen. Sherman's mission to
Mexico.
The line Of route of the Union Pacific eastern di-
vision having been changed from the Republican
Fork to the Smokey Hill Fork of the Kansas river,
the commissioner has instructed the register and
viewer at Junction City, Kansas to restore some :,
of land to settlements entry under the
homestead laws, and the register and receiver at
Bro wnsvie, Nebr, to restore about 500 900
The restoration does not make the lands subject TO
sale private entry but only renders them accessi
bic to actual settlers during the past year.
The postal service in the IL seceeded states has
paid for itself Melted S29l0 geo profit This fact is
due to the economical management of the present
post Office department.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 21-Bands of regulators have
been organized in Marion county. Three men have
been hung; others in custody will probably share
the same fate. An unsuccessful attempt made
on Friday night to take certain prisoners from the
Lebanon, ny, Jail and hang them.
SANFRASCIsCo, Nov. 20-The Montana Terrific
rial legislature convened November 5th.
Wheat sold to-day at 81 50 per 100 pounds.
Mining stockf closed follows:
Yellow Jacket 80.
0phero lis
Imperial 125.
Belicher 1900
Choller Pototi 119.
Sorage 1870.