The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-21
By Telegraph.
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REroRTED FOR THE DAILY ANGUS. II
PRINcfIEID, H. Dec. 2l.-,The Board
ofState House commissiopers met yester,
DIV afternoons to open bids: There were s I
BIDS for furnishing dimension stone; six for /
concrete. and thirteen for excavating. The |
contract for excavating was awarded to u. |
Stroll of Springfield at % cents per cubic
| ward, and the contract for furnishing con-
crete stone j. j. d y. H. Mitchell of AL
| ton at Sc, per cubic yard. The award
| in relation to dimension stone was reserved
until the sueeting to be held tenSdays hence
and ia the meantime the commissioners are
| to visit tbeS q uarries of Messrs.tO' Connerl&
Co., of Carbonate, whose bid was the low
est-S0 cents per cubic foot. There is d.
versity of opinion among the commissioners
as to the best quality of stone and the de-
cision, on this point will influence them to
a considerable extent in making the award.
| Cob Wickersham, United States assessor,
| has made special assessment against John
| Smith, distiller, at Pekin, ILL.,, on 81 ,59l gal
Ions of whiskey. The tax amounts 20 Sl23,-
lSS. 1t is alleged that Smith has distilled
a large quantity of whiskey on which he has
made no returns. a.
BtFFALo, Dec. 2l.-Among the rubbish
of the bnrnt car was found bunch Lof keys
| marked Ellen Porter, CINCINNATI, Ohio, an
| English gold lever watch, No. 1924, iuscrib-
ed, presented by John Able TO A. Johnson,
1 also a gold ring with stone, marked +. l..
supposed to have belonged to f. /. Matti-
son. W. ). Moore is not dead as reported.
The remains of G. T. Metcalf have been rec
ognized p. G. Gibbs, Of Texas, John w.
Chapman, of Boston, known 20 have been
on that train. Robert McCartha and wife,
I g D., min aI
brought here yesterday afternoon; the
chances of their recovery is good. The fu-
neral services of the unclaimed bodies of the
victims will be held in the Exchange street
| depot, tomorrow at 2 O'Clock p. m. Revs.
Drs. Lord and Hotchkiss, viii ofhciate on
) the occasion. The bodies have been placed
in handsome coffns and WILL after the ser
vices, be deposited in the Forest Lawn Gem
etery subject TO inspection and order Of
friends.
AUGUSTA, GA, DEC. eO.-Hon. A. H.
Stephens passed through the city this morn
! ing for the north
BALTIMORE, Nh. Dec. 20-Mr. and Mrs JEFF.
, Davis left i'll the steamship Cuba yesterday
for New Orleans.
SAN FRANcIsco, Dec 20.-The Legisl2-
ture to day elected Eugene Cassefiy United
States senator to succeed John CONFESS. rs
The Legislature has adjourned till after
the HOLIDAYS. tE 81
NEW 1oE&, Dec. 2l.-The y. \. Tribune
: Washington special says:
1t comes out, night, from Mr.. Stanton 5
friends directly, that the late Secretary, in
explanation of his remaining in the cabinet
after he had discovered hic continuing there
Z was against Mr.. Johnson's wish, SAYS that he
would long since have resigned his position
as secretary of war but for the fact that he
received a letter, signed by most OF the re-
publican senators and representatives in
congress, requesting him 10 remin in the
cabinet, as they alleged, for the good of the
country and the preservation of the republic
! an party; -. rho ;rvest;os.
: tion proceeds in relation 10 Collector Shook 5
seizures, Of bogus champagne, enough has
been developed TO prove that, for the advaut-
age Of the revenue, the interests of legiti-
mate importers, and the protection of the
people from the imposition Of this spurious
compound, the seizures were not made dav
too soon.
Many of the employees at the Washington
Iron Works at Newberg, were discharged on
Thursday. Quite a number were discharged
a week ago and wages were reduced. Fur.
! Their reductions are anticipated.
4 The factories and mills, at Trenton, \. j.,
nave recently discharged many operatives
- and more than go families being dependent
) on the poor department of the city, most OF
o the influential citizens met, last evening, Ia
0 organize means for the relief Of the poor.
; MOBILE, Dec. 20.-The trial of Mayor
, Horton, Gen. Popes appointee, for a viola
. ton of the civil rights bill, in the case OF
a Charles Archie Johnson, negro, was con.
? cluded, Yesterday. The trial wa. occasioned
0 by the alleged Illegal Punishment OF said
o Johnson from the CITY, The ease was fully
) and ably argued before Judge Busted in the
> [ nited States district court. Ii being a
, precedent case, provoked considerable dis
0 cussion and inter, s; among the people, and
) resulted in a verdlc. Of guilty few minutes
) after the jury retired. The sentence Will
. | be promulgated tomorrow.