The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-22

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NHM YonK, August 22.--Re ports OF yesterday
show we'd a siie ht decline IN the NUMBER OF new
casse of cholera in this city and rather more Sc
vers mo Esslity from the same Cause
There were l2new cases and Is dea'h, report
cd in BROOKLYN. The disease continued to de-
cline and hopes entertained that It VIII oisaP-
pear at an ezrly day. =,
The two wings OF the fenian brots were
busly engaged at their headquarter'' In 'n' e''y'
yesterday.
| Mr.. Stephens received a personal rePor, rom
two young men who b. just Arrived from 'ne oIc
country where they had been confined IN nouh.
Joy prison. They report the organiza'o, ,h =. VII,
| become stronger since the suspension oil the VIII
| of habeas corpus.
| Col. Rot erts is deeply engaged in correspond
| ence relative to the approaching congress.
The morning papers have the following SPee'ai'
| from Washington: .i
The commissioner Of Indian affairs has recently
received many highly satisfactory reports rom IN
dian agents on the frontier. They geneiaiy ieP
| resent that the tribes that have enectea uea .
| with the government are DESTROYS OF Perpetus'hs
them and manifest an intense hatred toward those
| who have violated their pledges by attacking emil
| grants and settlers.
/ The paymas,er generals department is fally re-
ceiying from 500 TO 1000 applications Tor eiiia
| bounty under the equalization act. As the MN
| tary board, having In charge the preparation OF
rules and regulations eectlng the disbursement OF
the $50 00c ,00e have not yet reported, the Sc eia
will probably remain on hle Tor some month, Ses'
Il ~
fciaily inform all interested in this appropriation
as soon as their accounts shall be ready for al
justment .... ...f. ..s.,
j The president has directed pardon 10 be mace
| out tor Chas. NJ. Conrad, OF Louisiana, member
| OF the rebel congress. Mr.. Conrad was secretary
| OF war of the United States under The admlnlstra
ton OF President Fillmore. - -a9.....
A New York Times special says;
Ii is stated upon good authority that Judge hoit
| Judge advocate general, viii be superseded IN o
few DAYS. His successor Is not named.
ANY Herald's special says:
| / have II from good authority that Secretary
Stanton will not resign until he has given to con
gress at its next session his report of the opera
|, tons OF his department during the recent rebei
lion, and that ne will receive foreign mission
it may be TO Spain or Russia
CINCINNATI, Aug. 22.-Frfty three deaths
from cholera were reported yesterday.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 2l.-Ihe announcement
by a Chicago special from here that 300 10
mans left Louisville for Chicago last night II
received here with derision by the entire
press. They say it Is canard similar to The
declaration from the same source few days
since that the cholera had been declared ar
epidemic in this city. There have bsen only
q deaths By cholera since the 18th in thl'
city, exclusive of soldiers in barracks, o.
whom s deaths are reported including three
deaths to-day out of 9 cases. The board Of
health to day report the mortality less, IN
Guiding cholera during the present season
than for several seasons past.
Joys, judge pro tenn OF the city court sent
VIM. Koye, ex-mayor, now chief of police tc
jail to-day, tor contempt of court, but releas
ed him alter a brief Imprisonment.