The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-09
SUDDEN DEATH OF MOSES A.LEAY-
TIT, OF CHICAGO.
Great Fire in Princeton, Ill.
Awful Explosion At Pi,tsburg, Pa.

WASHINGTON, NOV. 9.-lhe COMMISSION
er ofthe land office is in receipt of a letter from
A. W. Atwood, of London, making enquiry
relative to obtaining quantity OF land for
the settlement of $4,000 emigrsnts whom it
is contemplated sending to the United States.
The commissioner has replied, referring to
the great body of land lying west of the Mis-
sissippi, and for obtaining title to the same
under the provisions of the presumption and
homestead laws, and communicating to the
applicants full instructions on the points of
enquiry.
At the cabinet session, held yesterday, all
the members were present, except Mr.. Welles
The question as to when the annual message
and accompanying documents should be laid
before congress, was the chief topic of dis
cussiOn. Il is learned that majority of the
cabinet, as well as the President, came to
the conclusion that the message and reports
should not be sent IN until the commence
| ment of the regular session in December.
CHICAGO, Nov. s.-Moses W. Leavitt, n
| member of the board of education and ofthe
| house of representatives of the state of Hi
nois was found dead in his bed yesterday at
! his residence 2l9 State street. 1t is s"PPos-
| ed that his death resulted from Rn operation
for a tumor performed some months ago.
MONTGOMERY, Nov. s-The reconstruction
convention on test vote tabled BY A. 20 ~
| the proposition to abolish the present pro-
visional government within 20 DAYS. An
| ordinance was introduced and referred TO
the organized provisional government for
| the state. vacating all important state offices
on the first of January. A provisional gov
ernor is to be appointed who shall fill the
offices by men who can subscribe to the test
| oath. A resolution was introduced proposing
to disfranchise all persons implicated in the
| murder of union men during the war.
PIrTsBURG, Pa, Nov. S-A fatal calamity
occurred about half past eleven this morn
| ing. The citizens of the 9th ward were
startled by loud report of explosion. Up
on visiting the place from whence the sound
came it was accertained that portion OF
| the mill building of Reese 4 Graf was
| blown into atoms. About twenty persons
were killed and many wounded. 1t was as
| certained that the explosion occurred IN the
| forge portion of the mill. To add TO this
terrible accident the building caught on fire
and was soon in flames. The cause of the
explosion will probably never be known as
the engineer and fireman GTc the only ones
who could have given any information, and
they were instantly killed. The loss will
| probably reach $4,000.
NV YORK, Nov. 9.-The y. Y. Herald:
| Washington special says:
Excellent authority states that the Presi
dent has determined to make some changes
in his cabinet. Henry F. Smythe, collector
for New York, has been rendered pos
master general or secretary of the treasury
1t is also said that Reverdy Johnson viii be
rendered the position of secretary of state. Il
is said Assistant Secretary Chandler viii re
sign ON December 3lst. There is host OF
applicants for the place.
NEw York, Nov. "a long letter iron
the Hon. Thad. Stevens on the subject o
our national finances is published Mr.
Stevens expresses his disapproval of the fl
nancial policy of the government pursued
for the past six years, and thinks billion
have been thrown away by mismanagement
He cbaracterizes the doctrines of Creole
and Cooke on the national loans as mon
strous, and does not think there is any OF
legation to force specie payments in order t
, pay two or three times over what in lustic
should only be paid once. He maintain
that it is Just and proper for government t
pay the national debt in greenbacks, which
in his opinion, forrp a most profitable an
, | acceptable currency to the country.
, AMSTERDAM, n. Y, Nov. s.-Weston tn
walking man dined here and left at
o'clock, all right.
. MADISON, Wis. Nov. S.-Careful estimate
on the basis of pretty full returns give tn
: republicans majority in the state of abou
. six thousand, though some democrats sti
claim the state as doubtful, or the republic
: an majority as small. The senate will stan
Is republican to Is democrats. The Assem-
bly, will be about So republicans to As deu
The Amendment to the constitution givin
t members of the Legislature a salary, an
E the amendment to the banking law ar
!: doubtless carried.
e PRINCEroN, H., Nov. 8-Last night, 8
E half past six o'clock, fire broke out at til
depot in this city, which involved the d,
struction of property to the amount of $25t
900. The cause of the fire is unknown
r Twenty-Five buildings were destroyed. Th
e insurance aggregates $l25,000. The losse
are nearly total. The principal losers arr
) Stone & Werick, Remstraus Bros, NJ. &
: Morton, f. Dernham, +. Frank, VIM. Fronts
Empire House, c. w. Stoner, Moshert
: Ream, W. Wiswell, Henry Charlton, A. v
I Trumke, VIM. j. Peake 4 Co., j. p Ricl
e ardson. j. Mulhone, Fear x Cooper, Fishe
: & Co., VIM. Sewer & CO., Eagle Mills, Prizes
ly & Carpenter, J. s. Davis, I. Patterson
Geo. Marsh, Messrs. Arson, Davis, Straw
! and number of others.
So great was the fire and so severe tn
wind that frame buildings were burned NOR
than mile from town. The country mort
of the city seemed to be all on FIRE. A fur
Gus storm of wind prevailed during the fire
Another account says the confagratio
was caused by flying sparks from prairi
, fire which was raging about mile fror
town.
; The insurance was divided among th
r following companies: Security, n. T., 81
r 500; Metropolitan, $500; Phoenix, 81
500; Home, $l,500, Enterprise, $500
, Phoenix, Hartford, $4,000; Merchants, s.
500; Hartford, $4,000. The balance is il
Chicago companies.