The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-30
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.

CHICAGO, Nov. 30.-There were three
fires last evening in as many hours, destroy
ing about $4,000 worth of property and
rendering houseless about twenty families.
Coon and McDevitt, billardists, play
match game this evening, at Brunswick's;
1900 points up, for purse of $3.50.
The horses Barney and Riga will run a
two mile dash over eight hurdles for stake |
of $500 at Dexter Park this evening.
New York, Nov. 30.--The Tribunes
Washington spe cial says:
Secretary Mccullough has finished his
report and copies will be sent tomorrow to
the principal newspapers. The document,
which is of considerable length, refers to the
| reports of the different treasury bureaus,
drawing from them facts and figures IN sup.
port of views advocated in his own report and
celebrating upon them at length. Mr..
Mccullough alludes to his earlier reports,
going back to the time of his nomination;
also to the reports of Secretaries Chase and
Fessenden, in support of his views and pot
icy Of continuing to contract at the rate OF
four millions per month as provided by law.
He shows that there were months when he
could have contracted above this amount,
but refrained from doing SO because he did
not think it necessary or expedient He
takes strong ground against expansion,
which, to use his own language, would be
ruin and lead to reputation. The views OF
Gen. Rutler. MIR. Stevens and others, are
commented upon and the tendency and re-
suits of different financial schemes, if carried
out. are enlarged upon and contrastcd lie
interprets the law in reference to 20s as
! binding the country to their payment in com,
both principal aud interest, and believes
: il policy looking to their redemption In
: currency be adopted, its effect will be disas-
e trous He states that he has sufficient gold
e in the treasury to meet the demands on the
/ government and keep the market in check.
C He gives as a reason for not selling more
gold that, by endeavoring to bring resump-
ton in that way, spectators would To-
morrow buy up all the gold he could oheT
: and then easily control the market and make
+, the premium higher than ever it has been
He believes that the Tribune policy OF re
: sumption would lead to an immediate crash
in business, which Re hopes to avoid. he
G comments at length on the Internal Revenue
q Commissioners reports, and gives 1t as hI'
o opinion that if the internal revenue depart
; ment and the treasury had sole control o
!, the system, the taxes would be fully collected
h aud an end put to fraud and corruption
r The report has been read at the cabinet
!. meeting, for the information and guidance
: of Mr.. johnson, who has some hnancla
II views to propose in his forthcoming mes
Of sage.
: BUFFALO, Nov. 30.-Weather is cold
d The mercury stands at 20; slight snow.
70 MUsCATINE, Iowa, Nov. 30.-A younl
\, man named Stevenson, of Upton. employs
% | As brakeman of a construction train on IN
% RAP. r. r. was instantly killed We.
e terdav, as the train was taking side tracl
% on Muscatinc Island. He fell between tn
se cars. ten of which passed over h'S Boo
"a "' rue Weather was intensely cold last night
il entirely closing the river at this point, bu
10 the ice has since commenced to move.
% CLEVELAND, Nov. 30.-IIeavy storm, wine
" it has been raining since midnight.
a MINSEAPoLIs- Mimi. Nov. 30th.-Rev. EC
ut ward w. Dunbar was yesterday found guilt
$, Of poligomy.
II The Minneapolis horse railway compan
l. was organized here Yesterday, and the trac
ID is TO be laid as soon as practicable.
a In Wright county, Minnesota, on the l3t
ut inst, Charles F. Stone was assaulted by on
n Dartmouth and Son and so badly injure
ID that he has since died. The murderers wer
b. arrested.
It The weather is very cold mercury IL b,
is low zero this morning.
m A daily steamers will run to this city neN
ar season, thus transferring the head of navig;
W ton from St. Paul to St. Anthonys Falls
S Navigation on the upper Mississippi
IN closed.
10 LONDON, uoou.- Consols 94s. Bono
re- Il. III. Central ssI. Erie All. ?. Il
D. Erie AS.
!, LlvERPooI. noon.-Cotton dull. Bread
j stuffs dull. p. IN. Cotton declined one 81
n teenth-uplands II. Orleans Il. Re
Wheat IS. Bacon "a shilings.