The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-28
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QugNcx, III, Dec. al -The employees Of
she Hetth on Christmas day presented dehn'
Fl Csioean, The senior proprietor, withNa
gold headed cane valued at $l00.
CHICAGO, Dec. PA switch engine on
| the Chicago & Rock Island railroad, explo
| ded its boiler about o'clock this morning,
on Clark street near Sixteenth. A laborer,
naued VIM. Motto, who was about 80 feet
frem the engine at the time, proceeding TO
his work, was instantly killed by being struck
fby a portion Of the flying wreck. The en-
gineer and fireman were both on the engine
Rand were seriously injured. Ii appears the
boiler had been condemned for over year
and that its place was about to be supplied
with a new one. 80 --ssstH
SAN Francisco, Dec. 23.-The seyerest
storm for many years has prevailed for the
last two days. Most of the shipping in the
harbor is damaged. The city suffered to
great extent Reports from the interior
give accounts of the disastrous effects of the
storm. Stages and railroads are temporary
suspended.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 27.-Nicholas
Davis, a prominent radical, OF North Ala
bama, has published letter fully endorsing
the address Of Messfs. Sample, Speed, and
others, protesting against the proposed con-
stitution.
The Huntsville Advocate, a radical organ,
calls for the reassembhng Of the convention
to modify the Objectionable features of the
proposed constitution, viz: the clause about
schools, the franchise, and registration oaths.
That paper says: "If the constitution is not
modified, environed as we are, and almost in
a sla.e of anarchy, its adoption can only be
accepted as choice OF evils, not defended
as right and proper; but il is in our power
to modify the evils now, and for that purpose
call the convention together again. 1t also
repudiates the action of the radical meeting
in north Alabama, and says that the white
unionists are ignored and rejected as un-
sound.
The Tuscambia North Alabamian, re-
pudiates nominations by a self-constituted
political convention.
The conservatives all over the state are
arousing and determined to use ever effort
Z o defeat the constitution.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 2S.-The execu-
tive board of the state agricultural society
will hold its regular annual meeting in this
city, commencing January 9TH. About
81 500 dollars in premiums will be distrib-
uted for field crops. 1881
The governor will leave for Washington
in few days, to join Gen. Hurlbut and T..
Lyle Dlckey in urging upon congress the pro-
| priety of liberal appropriations for the ca
nal and river Improvements In this state.
The annual meeting of the trustees of the
| orphans home, will be held in this city, Jan
| uary Sth.
Des MONIES. Dec. 2S.-Gleasou, who was
sentenced TO be hung yesterday, has had
his sentence committed to Imprisonment for
| life.
New YoRx, Dec. 27.-On Wednesday
next about $4,000 900 in coin will be taken
| from the vaults of the Treasury to pay the
semiannual instalment of interest on the 8,
20 bonds Of ls6f 4, and SSo ISs ac issi semi
| A Rio letter of Nov. Gath, TO the Boston
| Traveller, contains the following: This
| morning a Brazilian steamer arrived from
| Montevideo bringing news of the loss of the
| British mail steamer Saturn, in a terrible
gale off that place a week ago. She had on
board 400 persons, including the crew
and passengers. Among the latter was the
English minister who had just been relieved
| to enable him to take q short visit home.
He, with the rest, was lost. Only fourteen
persons were saved.
The \. Y. Herald's Charleston special
says:
Gen. Candy has issued an order for the
convention to meet in this city on the oath
! of January next. Total official returns give
little over 5000 majority for the eohyen-
ton. -. -
The committee of % appointed by the
| Grant meeting. at Cooper Institute, on the
4th inst, held a meeting on Thursday eve
ming, Alex. 7. Stewart in the chair. A circu-
la letter was adopted TO be sent to business
men throughout the country urging them to
| organize meetings similar to the one at
Cooper Institute, exclusive of parties, for
the purpose of urging General Grant as the
candidate of the people of all grades of poll
tics, for the next president.
A branch railroad company has been Or
gained at Portland to connect with the
Union Pacific railroad, to run through Idaho
and eastern Oregan to the navigable waters
of the Columbia. 1t is the design of the
company to induce the Union Pacific Com
pany to take stock in the road and assist In
building it.
The New York Heralds Charlotte county,
Virginia, special. says:
A reign of terror prevails. Freedmen
have become desperate awaiting the distri.
button of farms, and now seek revenge By
house burning, cattle Staying. and other out
RACES. The counties of Amelia, Prince Ed
ward, Lunenburg, Halifax and Pittsylvania
are overrun with such outrages. Murder,
arson and incendisrism are of nightly occur.
renee, and q war of races seems inevitable.
| The civil authorities are powerless to protect
and military posts are SO remote that the
whites are determined TO defend themselves.
| The resolution is-"Death before negro su-
premacy."
Mr.. Obadiah Valentine, conductor on
the Flushing railroad, was instantly killed at
West Flushing yesterday morning. The de-
ceased was standing on the platform of the
| car and bent forward to look at one of the
| boxes that had become heated, when his
head came in contact with projecting tim.
Der of the bridge, cutting his head com.
pletely off.
The N. Y. Times special says: Gen.
| Howard thinks congress will have to provide
| relief for the destitute at the south.
New YORK, Dec. 2s.-The n. Y. Worlds
Washington special says Gen. Gillem, who
is here under Gen. Ord's order, seeking re-
lief for southern restitution, had another in
| terview with Gen. Grant to-day. In his re-
port Gen. Gillem shows that three-Gfths of
| the freedmen will be thrown out of employ
ment BY the failsre Of the planters to plant
| cotton.
The democrats are making elaborate
preparations to celebrate the 9Th of January
here. Prominent speakers have been invit-
ed from all parts of the country.
| The n Y. Herald's Washington special
says: Reports of cabinet changes are car
| culatinr again. One from a seemingly re-