The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-07-18
By: Telegraph.
REpoRrED ron THE DAILY ARGUS.

its contents, was totally destroyed. The
FIRE spread, and six adjoining stores were
burned, as follows
A. j. Aliens shoe store, Taggarts' dry
goods store, Plummer's drug store, Cabe-
mans boot and shoe store, Severn's grocery
and beer saloon, and vacant building
The goods were all saved from the latter
stores.
Hazlett had a small insurance, aside from
which his property was uninsured. Loss
has not been ascertained. 1t was the most
disastrous conflagration that ever visited Ce-
dar Falls. .~ ssH $
CHICAGO. July 1S.-By Monday the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific, railroad will
have reached Colfax Station, within Y miles
of DesMoines.
Fox and Lytle were to fight duel ut
Desmoines, the other day, but the second of
the latter could not bring his principal to
the trial.
Henry Movers, of Macoupin county, H.,
was up before the United States commission
at Springfield, yesterday, charged with max
ing false revenue returns. de was heid TO
bail in the.sum of $4,000.
The independent telegraph CO., of Chica-
90, capital stock $4,000, have filed articles
| of association in the Office of the secretary
| of state.
Congress is getting impatient waiting for
! the veto message, which it is now said will
| not be sent in for several days.
| A claim for over 100000 has been laid
| before congress, by the heirs of Captain Per
kins who is alleged to have spent that
amount in the Russian territory which our
| government lately purchased.
| The claimants ask that the amount be
withheld from the appropriation to be made
to nay for Walrussia.
| Mathews says the agreement ruled out
of the Surratt case yesterday was signed by
Booth, PAYNE, Atzeroth and Harold, and
| was an agreement to kill President Lincoln.
entered into April 18th, the conspiracy to
abduct the President, having failed. Rich
mond having fallen, they resolved to take
| the life of the President that very night.
| The amount of gold now in the vaults Of
the treasury department is $9s,00O,00O.
| Eight boys were up in the circuit court
yesterday, charged with stealing $1,000 in
gold. They found the money at pic mic
in basket which they supposed contained
| provisions. The owner recovered from 70s
to $500. Judge Williams has suspended the
| sentence for the present, on promise from
their parents that the boys should be careG
for.
A young southerner came to this city re
Gently to marry young girl; but by drink
ing and gambling he lost all his money anC
then attempted to commit suicide, but wa
| caught by an officer as he was about Jump
ing into the river. He wrote farewell note
to his love, and to raise courage for a SECOND
attempt at selfdestruction he got beastly
drunk. Finally reconciliation was effec
ted and the marriage is promised to come
off next week. The gentleman and lady ar
both of rich family.
Gen. Meagher's body at last accounts ha
not been recovered. His death is accounte,
for BY the excitement of his quarrel with a.
Irishman who had insulted him, causing tn
general to be almost delerious. At 10 O
clock at night he left his bed and fell over
board.
CINCINNATI, July l7.-After compulso
ry suspension of FIVE days, trains have re
commenced running on the Chicago d Grea
Eastern railroad. The suspension was caus
ed by the stopping of about 100 employee
at Logansport, Ind, to whom four months
wages were due. The United States maj
shall at Indianapolis proceeded to Logans
port and arrested thirty-nine of the ring-lead
ers but this did not end the stoppage o
trains, SO, finally, the leading business mel
of Logansport offered to pay all the employ
ees claims against the company OF dis
count of ten per cent. This offer was &C
copied.
NEW YORK, July lS.-The New 9orI
Herald contains reports OF hliibusterIni
movements throughout the south, ostensibl
to avenge Maximilian's death, but in realit
for inaugurating another another rebellion
New YORK. July 18.-The n. Y. Herald
Havana special says:
During Santa Annals presence at Yer;
Cruz he held two interviews with commits
! sary bureau, Gen. Tabado and Gen. Seri
| Gamez.
Santa Anna informed the imperalis
authorities that he returned to Mexico witt
concurrence of the United States and IN
/ exhibited written document covering tire
foolscap pages signed by President johnson
} and Secretary Seward and bearing their Of
: fetal seals to return to Mexico and establish
/, himself as president and dictator the Unit
! ed States would recognize him as the con
stitutional head of the governmentandf urnis
] him with fundsto the amount of two-hundre'
: thousand dollars per month and whateve
arms and munitions of war he might requir
, in addition to granting him permission t
recruit troops in the United States. My il
formant declared emphatically of thei
own knowledge that the document was ger
fuine.
= The n Y. Heralds special says: .s
France, Austria and Prussia viii max
war on Mexico in the event of refusal by tn
> liberal government to deliver up the body {
Macmillan.
Il The N. y. Times special says: sd
Letters from New Orleans state that Ger
Sheridan will soon issue an order removin
the body of office.holders in Texas with tn
exception of q few who held positions {
minor importance. Judge PoschaH wi
probably be appointed governor in place {
Throckmorton, the present incumbent.
SOUTHAMPTON, July l8.-The great navs
review yesterday cost f5o.OoO, gunbos
Z being driven ashore during the rainstori
. which prevailed at the time. No other a
! eident occurred. .ss-.l
LIVERPOOL, p. M, July lS.-The litt
raft Nonpariel, Captain Wilkes, from Ne
| York, June 4, for Southampton, was spoke
at sea on the 10th inst. The captain an
r crew were well and required no assistance.
LONDON. noon, July ls.-Consols 94s.
I'll III. 803.
Erie Al.
! Bonds 73$.
+ ,LIvERpooI, July 1s.-Cotton firm, vi
i | changed.
z / Breastuffs frmer.
Il Wheat advanced %; white California /.
Sd. ~ ss
Corn steady, 36s.
+ LArER-Cotton frmer, more active a