The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-05-31
By Telegraph.
.REpoRrED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.

CMoINsAr1, May 3o.-The Presbyterian gener-
81 assembly adjourned yesterday to meet next
May,
General Bassett LangdOn, assessor of the LIST
district Of Ohio, died yesterday
Jones and McCool met last evening and depos-
| tied $500 forfeit money each, to meet to-day 10
| sign articles for prize fight ten weeks hence.
New YoRK, Nav 3l.-The reports of General
| pone and Shepard on the Mobile riot are pub
| lished. General Pope declares that the mayor
| took no steps to prevent the disturbance, which
| everybody expected, and that the chiefof police
was either in sympathy with the rioters or unn,
for his Office He removed them for criminal
| misconduct and emphatically afirms that another
riot will not occur while their successors hold Oh
| fee.
| Col. Shepard, who was present at the meeting,
/ saws Judge Kelley's speech was dignifed and
j patriotic, and fully acquits him OF provoking
| disturbance.
The New York Herald's Matamoras eorrespon-
dent says :.s.s 2 = - -4~-~ -
General Diaz has released several hundred I'M
perial prisoners with the understanding that their
eases win be disposed of by the government ut
some other time.
The New York Herald's special says:
Judge Kelley delivered the closing speech OF
his southern campaign at Danviiie, va, yester-
| day The usual crowd was assembled, with inc
additionef several lady teachers of coiored schools
| on the platform. vote of thenks was rendered
to the Judge at the close
: An 0gdensburg correspondent Of the New York
General O'Neil the fenian leader, has been
| travelling incognito through Canada during the
, past six months, and on Monday arrived at Pres
colt and examined the works OF Fort Wellington
', by permission of the commandment OF that place
4 He then returned safely to the American side
5 The New York Heralds Montreal, CIV, specia
i | says:
= Runners of fenian invasion create no excite
. | ment here. The people laugh at the reports an'
u | look upon them very transparent attempts u
hoax the Canadians and to cheat the onite'
| States out of portion of its custom duties
+, The new Domain of Canada is to be organize
J. with Mr.. Bellian as Lit. Governor, and Campbell
Mcdonald, Mr.. Dougal Holland, Carter, Gall
| McCee and Langran, ministers OF state
= The New York Heralds Annapolis, Md, specis
;. says
is The adoption of the substitute, by the conven
y ton Of the bill of rights as originally reporte
e nv committee on u of rights by the large major
% itv of rs to a. fairly AM clearly defines the posi-
Il ton The substitute reads that slavery shall nc
;, be re-es bished in this state but, having bee
established under the policy and authority of tn
u | United States, compensation in consideratio
NJ thereof is due from the United States.
t. The original article was simply, slavery sha
ct not be permitted in the state.
ID The New York Herald's special says
a The testimony of General Eckert, formerly a
sistant secretary of wGr, confirms the statemer
:, that Booth S diary is now IN the same cohoitlo
IL as when first seen by him.
re IT is estimated that the registry in South Car
r. lima when completed, will show $4,000 white
I'd 60, 900 colored voters.
Il The New York Times special says :
\, In the Indiana constitutional convention,
IA Tuesday Mr.. Peters, delegate, said that he ma
~ received letter from Charles o'Connor, OF Ne
Ut York in which he expressed the opinion tn
be slavery has never been abolished lawfully, al
IN that the amendment to that effect mas no plHce
X the constitution.
~ Mr. Peters quoted this opinion TO sustain b
argument in favor OF allowing shareholders
Oh claim compensation for emancipated slaves.
'te CHICAGO, May 31.--A special to the Chlca
IN Journal, dated Elgin, 3lst says:
A Young man named Edward Eames, shot hi
self through the heart, at his boarding house,
aw this city, last night at about O'Clock. lie W
II employed in the watch factory. He was sbo
W. % wears of age. and was supposed to be insane
MS New York, May 30.-The German sbrewe
ne association held meeting to-day to complete I
nc rangements for aiding the agitation against t
m excise law among the Germans.
All CHICAGO, May 3l.-A special to the Il
iio bune from St. Paul saws
III A Young man named c. S. Abel, former
clerk in the post office of this city, but W
obtained the situation of clerk on the stea
III err St. Anthony Falls on the opening of n;
'e igation, disappeared suddenly on the IL
oSt inst. from the boat, some miles above r.
ho' Smelling. All efforts to discover his wher
iu bouts proved fruitless, and the c0nclusl
ino was forced upon his friends that he had be
'n foully dealt with, as he was known to ha
CA had a considerable amount of money on
- person On Tuesday his body was tou
floating in the river near the bridge, w
evidence that he had been murdered.
"a mohey, with the exception of few dolla
oOup