The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-02
BY TELEGRAPH
Reported for chs Daily Argus.
NEW YoRK, Feb'y 2.

NEW YORK, Feb'y 2.
The regular monthly insta llment of the national
debt for the present month has been issued from
the treasury department. 1t shows an increase
of seventeen millions in the public debt during
the month of January.
The Sd auditor yesterday decided that in the
case of tho steamer r Hamilton, seized by the
u S. authorities in 1864 for the transportation oil
troops from st Louis to Mobile, and which was
blown up by toIpedoes placed in the by the
rebel emissares, the owners are entitled to the
full value of the vessel destroyed.
As establishing precedent this fact Is OF con-
vessels were destroyed similarly during the war.
New YoRK, Feb'y2
The Herald's. Toronto dispatch of last
evening states that The Fenian attack on the Can
adam frontier hasdly expected. The provin-
cial military are undar arms in all directions and
trains are kept readyiat that place and Hamilton
to transport troops to any requested point.
LOUISVILLE, Feb'y 2.
The New Albany Ledger says:
The STR Charmer went to the wreck of the STIR
Missouri Tuesday mornidg, and succeeded in
getting to the boat safe and back. Mr.. Moline,
clerk, has gone to Evansville to obtain possession
OF them and will be able to make out a complete
list OF the lost.
cred from the wreck yesterday afternoon.
No further bodies have yet been discovered
New ORLEANS, Feb. l.
Cotton sales 1900 at as
Ere ghts New York cent,
Liverpool penny.
New York Check dis.
Gold 40.
An engine exploded on the Jackson r R. near
ANTE City, killing 3, including Col. Forney e.-
chief otpolice, and wounding A. The engine is
total week.
The files OF the Matsmoras Ranchero from the
23d to the 27th received
The Ranchero insists that Juarez left Ell Psso
tor Texas md that his arrival at San Antonio as
before reported and then denied was desired tn
be concea led also that he brought great deal
of silver for future use
Cordnas lett Brownsville on the 22d for the
upper Rio Grande. He retuaned and erased
over to a point ID miles below Matamoras on the
26th.
Cablslo, with his entire force, $50 strong, left
ComarJo for some interior Mexican point
Cahales with small force left Mic for Victoria
Mexico- he and Esabedeo at open variance.
The Ranchero says they cannot now escape Ia a
neutra! territory for protection.
bag0aG was abandoned on the Goth by the Lib
erals and by the S guard.
An English, French and Spanish man of VA. p
were crossing off the mouth OF the Rio Grande
and Mexican Imperial war vessels were crossing
from of Brazos, st. Joyce. to the mouth of the
Rio Grande.
Maj, Gen. Wright was reported To have arrived
A better condition of affairs prevailed at Mon
tiers. Business men VINO had left il were return.
ing.
Nearly eli the merchants at Matamora,. Mari
cans and foreign, and among the former several
prominent and influential Imperialists had pub.
Iished solemn protest against the course of the
course of the U army, and civil officials on the
Ie1as s!ae are charging them with being RESPONSE
Ole Tor The troubles and cutraGes that from tier
by aiding PaFuzaDs Of the Jusrezs;s party which
az present had no more iootholG or bases of oper-
atoms on this frontier than that afforded By said
officials. The protest Is very severe.
1t IS officially certified that the vice consuls OF
Spain, France Prussia and Great Britain are sdent
at Mslamorss-
NEW York, Feb. 2.
Thirty-ihree deaths occurred on the Bremen
ship Albert Meyer, which arrived in this port yes
terday after voyage OF 20 days from Hamburg
She experienced most tremendous weather during
tire whole voyage. OF those who died IS were
children and 5 adults.
The L steamer NarTicessins vas lost during
one OF the recent storms at the entrance of Teow-