The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-02
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New YoRk, Dec. "a Washington spe. |
oial says: Mr.. Ashley's testimony be-
fore. the Observation-Disclosures, concerning
the Conover trea bles Add the alleged COM
sphcity of the President in the assassination
Of Lincoln, confesses to having written most
of the letters imputed to him in publica-
ton of the Attorney General some time ago.
He states that he has not a living witness TO
prove Johnson's completely in the assassi-
nation of Lincoln, but from certain theory
which he religiously believes he has not a
doubt of it himself That theory is that it
has been a customary thing to assassinate
presidents, Harrison and Taylor, beth, &C
cording to Ashley's idea, having been pois-
oned through the machinatonssof ambitious
Vice Presidents Buchanan, he thinks, was
also poisoned, but recovered. u II
The New York Worlds special says: 1t
is understood the President, in his message,
| adheres in the main to his plan of recon
struction; details the process of restoration,
so far, under the military bills; announces
| that there have been no negotiations for the
! settlement of the Alabama claims; de-
votes considerable space to national imam
ces; and favors. substantially, the policy OF
| Secretary Mccullough in regard TO the vol.
ume of currency.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Dec- =. NE
meets at San francisco. ON Monday, when
the senatorial contest will begin. The DEM
ocrats have Is majority on Joint ballot. -
Reports from the mining regions are
| favorable. E'"
aJThe cotton CROP Is 7twenty-tiv per
cent. less than anticipated, but in spite Of
this, planters are taking four times as much
land for it as before. ... nd 4, : -g
New ToRK, Dec. a. The n. \. Times
special saws the report OF the Post Master
General will show some interesting facts re-
gar3ing the recent reductions on ocean mail
services During the past six years the de
psrtmert has paid for the transportation of
our mails from 81 ,500,0o0 to S2,000,000 a
| year in gold, over its receipts, to the British
government. This amount we We're com
PEELED to pay by an old postal treaty, which
expires in January next, and which the post
master general has refused to continue The
rate heretofore paid the Cunard Lane has
been II cents III specie for single letter.
The post master general has advertised 10:
proposals to carry these mails. The owners
Of the Cunard Line refused to bud, but two
other lines entered into contract to trans,
port letter mails at ID cents an ounce, mag
ing the cost per letter cents; books, papers
and other printed matter at SIX cents n pee
mails per week, Tuesdays Thursdays and
Saturdays. The Caaaid Lline now gives IN
dications of coming to terms which vii
give US mails per week to Europe, instead
Of two as heretofore, besides an enormous
saving in revenues. SIS
! Gov Randall's report shows an ansxpen
bed balance Of $s06.e00 aVnKable for the
I current fiscal year and sd rsases +ite effei
ency for, 1859 al S2500,000.s ersg -
| SAN HuNcIsco,g Dec The track q
the central pacific R. r. has been laid from
Cisco to the snmmit, and through the gr6a
tunnel, over 1000 teetahoye abe sea- The
first passenger cnr passed rtrohghithe tVp
mel Yesterday. Twenty four miles of tht
track has been laid on-the east sssds sf the
.s5neintainA With o fostaiellt Of open Wehth
4 connection wln be made with the lower
track 100 miles cast of Sacramento.
: LouIsvIBIE, Dec. gs-rR. A. Alexanher
, the celebrated importer Of blooded stocA
, died in Woodfori edunty yesterday.
LoSDoY, Dec >. noon,-Cousels 90
Bonds, IL III. Central, sgl. EEe, 47s
p. M.-Consols, 934. Elk. Div. his, $50
Bonds, ID. Erie, As ss-. GoSs
LIVERPOOL, Dec. >. noon.-Cotton quiet
Breadstuff quiet. -...
Up. M.-Corn As California wheat Is
| Lard, AZ. Others unatered. s..5 .t
..laa aaa CHICAGO. Dec. ?.
The Chicago Times Washington special
says: Mr.. Greeley announces in his pa
per Monday that he will not accept the Aus
TRAN mission and that he does not intend
leaving the country until after the Presiden-
tial election. -.- zarsz-lE ~ FL
Lieut.. General Sherman will arrive In
Washington ON Thursday TO meetthes Indian
commission, which meets December 10th.
Carl Schurz is in Washington on his way
to Europe. He is strongly opposed TO i'm
parchment.
1t is expected $hat{all thS Kentucky dele
!, cation exec ping perhaps NT. TAsnHg, viii
be.aamiHed 70 seats at once ~ 80.
IL NEw SoRx; Dec, !. The NY. Herald.
I Kingston Jamaica special says:
-Esrths dakes have occurred atsst, Thomas
St. Croix, st. Peters Island and Little
I.Saba The shock was severe from 2 y 'cloci
i y. Of the 4sA to the 10Th ihst.V Man,
lives and vessels were lost. There was ais,
a-yolcuair eruption ne seaCraised 80 fee
over the land, causing immense loss o
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