The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-07-05
81 TELEGRAPH
Reported for Ms Daily ArgGs.
Al Enormous Fire in
Portland, Maine.
NEARLY THE ENTIRE CITY DES-
TR0YED.
Gen. RarnWeil ASSaSSinated i'm South
Carolina,
PRESIDENT JOHNSON WRITES A
LETTER TO THE TANMANY
SOCIETY.

New YoRK, July 5.-Su perintendent Kennedy
has instructed the Metropolitan police force that
while they will continue to enforce all other laws
regarding the sale ofliquor Sunday, they Will
not make any arrest for violation OF the excise Ia
of 1866, until otherwise ordered, owing to the de-
cislon of Recorder Hackett that the law is uncon-
sttutional.
COLUMBIA, S. c., June 4-Gen'l BarnweIl. Il
distinguished citizen OF this state, was shot yeser-
day, while going to his plantation, near Charles
ton. He received two loads from double barrel
ed shot gun, and about twenty minutes after re-
ceiving the wounds he fell from his horse and died
1t is not known definitely who the murderer is,
but he is supposed to be negro who had express
ed strong anImosity against the family.
PORTLAND, Me-, July A fire here, this even
ing, destroyed Brown & Sons sugar house, on
Commercial street, and swept northerly through
that street. into the wooden buildings between
Center and Cross streets, consuming everything as
is went. J. b. Brown & Son lose from GOO, zoo to
500, 900. Insured for $780, 900. Stapler & Sons
machine shop and N. P. Richardson & Co.'s stow e
foundry are completely destroyed.
New YoRK, June 5.-Early this morning fire
burst from the New Haven steamboat freight pot
at Peck Slip, and in short time the whole OF the
buildings were in sheet of flame. Particulars no,
yet ob<alned.
There were % accidents IRON powder here yes
terdsy.
A German, named Fake, deliberately shot po-
lceman dead at the Tammany Hall celebration,
Yesterday. Letters were read from the president,
Sec,y Welles and others. The presidents letter
saws there be nohlsr work than the ohliter-
alton of the passion and prejudice which retard
cancellation and prevent the restoration of all the
to their constitutional relations with the fed
eral government.
In Brooklyn, yesterday, man named Vultz, a
| painter, deliberately fred loaded musket into q
group of children, killing one and wounding two.
| The child killed was VIM. Lehman, aged years.
| The wounded children were VIM. Mantn and
Chas Bogert. Vultz was arrested.
| Dispatches from all sections of the country an
| nounce that the anniversary Of our independence
| was celebrated with spirit everywhere. In this
| city the demonstration was equal to any of its pre-
| decessors.
| In Phiiad slpbia the day was made the occasion
for presenting the war-tattered flags of the Penn
sylvania regiments to the state authorities Gen'l
| Hancock took command of the veterans who num-
bered about 10, 900, togethsr with about 100
4 phans of both sexes of slain soldiers. General
Meade made the presentation and Cow, Curtin re-
| celved it. Appropriate addresses were made.
BowLING GREEN, July "a fire this morning,
| originating in the negro quarters, damaged the
| stock of Wilkn Potter to the amount of $4,000
Henry Potter So 900, and several others aggre-
| gate loss of $l2 900. No insurance.
New ORLEANS, July 3.--Steamers Miami and
Foot, days later from Brazos, arrived in distress
| at Brazer City-the former a wreck and the latter
| out of coal.
Gen'ls Mejia, oIivar and staff with Partena,
| their commander, were at Brownsville, enroute
| for Vera Cruz.
Matamorss remained quiet.
The schooner Enquirer, with 400 bales of cot
ton, was burned in lower Mobile bay on the sch.
No lives lost
Cotton sales 700
Middiing 3Ia32 firmer.
Cotton receipts TO-DAY IL bales.
Coffee gross imports ,455.
BANK. - - =
The creditors OF the Jackson railroad have FIRM