The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-07-19
By Telegraph.
REroRrED ron THE DAILY ARGUS.

july ls-CHIoAeo SuxxARY.-The Sec
rotary of war yesterday decided to proceed
ut once with the work on the DesMoines
rapids, without waiting for an account Of
official reports.
General Sherman's family is at Madison,
and the general is expected to join them in
a few days.
Haying is progressing in Wisconsin, and
winter wheat and rye are about ready to
cut 49,
A South Bend Ind, dispatch reports the
the harvest as being about over in that coun-
ty. The yield is much larger that that of for
mer years. Wheat averages 25 to 80 bush
els per acre.
The post Office department has made ar
rangements by which the overland mail will
leave the western end of the Kansas branch
of the Pacific railroad, via Santa Fe and
Arizona, to San Francisco.
An extensive raid on houses of prostitu-
ton was made last night. Fifteen keepers
and one hundred and twenty inmates were
'pulled."
A man named VanPatten went to Haas
Park, yesterday, on the occasion of St.
Georges pic mic, in company with a bad
woman. leaving his wife at home. The wife
followed the truant with a revolver, found
him in company with his mistress, and fired.
Her aim, however, was bad. She then at
tempted to take her own life, but was trus-
trated, a bystander hitting her arm and send
ing the BAH into the air. She was arrested,
brought to the Central Station and discharg-
ed.
Sou Decker undertook to close the career
Of her paramount, Bob Powers, of Keno no.
| toriety. Powers took a hack to escape her.
| Sou took hack to catch him. Coming
within shooting distance, she discharged the
contents of her revolver at him. The ball
| grazed his shoulder, effecting no injury to
| speak of. Sou then abandoned the chase.
| The cause of the assault was jealousy.
| Geo. T. Cline, well known real estate
broker, has been arrested on a charge OF
bastardy, the complainant being lady of
color.
| The It'll annual pic mic of the St. George
society at Haas Park, yesterday, was attended
| by over 1000 people.
| The New York Herald's Washington spe-
| cial says
| Mr.. Abbott, a brother of the historian, has
preached proposition to the leading mem
bers of congress for the annexation of Mexi-
co which he intimates meets with the appro-
baton of Juarez aud the chiefs Of the Mexi.
can republican party. The latter fear an
other foreign intervention on account OF
| Maximilian's execution, or a continuation OF
the intestine strife, and are satisfied with an
neXation-provided they themselves can be
secured in some good government berths and
peace can be secured to the country. Mr.
| Abbotts propositions were read with some
| hesitation by Sumner and Banks, but with
much favor by Howard, Cole, Chandler, and
| others.
NEW York, July l9.-The Dunderburg
sailed for France to-day.
| LIvERPooL-noon--Co firm.
Uplands l0I.
Orleans l04.
Stock in port 1880 of which 80, 800
is American. .-
Later-Cotton firm.
Corn 3Ss3d.
California wheat l3sSd.
| Lard 49s.
| Others unchanged.
LoNDos-noon-BoRds 72a.
Illinois II.
Later-Consals 81.
Bonds 72s.
Illinois 764
Erie 46l.
- CINCINNATI, July l9.-The Commercial
Leavenworth special says
Indians captured train on the Santa r.
road, near Fort Laraned, on the 18th. Bish
OPP Lomaey. 10 priests and sisters of char
ty were among the passengers. The mel
were all killed and horribly mutilated-th
females were reserved for another fate. Al
| escort tried to overtake the train to protec
| II but arrived too late