The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-04-24
By Telegraph.
REPORTED ron THE DAILY ARGUS.

NEw York, April 24.-Returns from
Brooklyn indicate the election of all the
democrstic candidates for delegates. Henry
Ward Bescher, republican, was defeated by
744 majority.
The vote in this city will exceed forty
thousand. The democratic majority is about
fifteen thousand.
The vote of Brooklyn is about twenty-five
thousand. The democratic majority is sew
en- thousand. ~ stE -
The New York Tribune estimates the ma
jerity for the republican ticket throughout
the state at 10000.
In the 4th district of this city, sGaryin,
Lawrence, Burrill and Daley (democsats) are
elected. The first, eleventh and fourteenth.
have gone democratic, aud the twelfth repub.
We have reason to expect the convention
will stand 81 rep So dem. -. $50
Norman Stratten is the only republican
elected in this city, having nine majority
over, Henry Hughes, Tammany, in the 5th
district. ,.-'s
The New York Times special says:
Eleven thousand applications have been
received by the United States marshal of
| the supreme court for the positions of regis
| tiers in bankruptcy. There are less than $50
| appointments and it requires the labor of a
| corps of clerks to file and indorse the pa
pers,
The post master general viii appoint spe-
eial agents under the general law to supply
vacant offices.
| The Mexican papers say that Macmillan
| attempted to retreat from Queretaro on the
| Goth of March, his general officers only &C
comparing him. He was compelled to
| put back, however, a column of Liberals un
der Reva Palacio having occupied the roads
1t is reported that Guarquez, Querogo and
| Vidaurri succeeded in making their escape.
| The steamer Black Bird, which carried
| Mr.. Stewards messenger to Juarez to inter.
cede for Macmillan, put into Brazos, out Of
coal, and would have to land the messenger
at Tampico.
CHICAGO, April 24.-Special to the Times
from Milwaukee says:
Mrs. Helen Brecht, who was so brutally
beaten by her husband, yesterday, died this
morning. 1t seems that difference in re,
ligious views was the cause of the murde.-
Her husband was methodist, and could
not brook any one differing from him.
| A special to the Tribune from St. Paul
says:
Since the arrival of the Itasca there have
/ DttIl SiA OtlicI arrivals anu Navigation Il
now fully open. This is but two days later
than last season.
1t is thought that the water is at the
height of 10 feet above low water mark
The lower portion of the city, known as Dub
hin, is under water.
West St. Paul is under water, and trains
cannot leave the city.
I CLEVELAND, April PA fire at Petrole
UNI Centre, last night, destroyed Union Ho
tel, a theatre, kemperskie's dry good stor
and Schwartz's liquor store. The loss il
about $4,000. A supposed ineendiary ha
been arrested.
DEs MONIES, Iowa April 24.-Sherif Mccall
) arrived here last evening from Texas where h
went for A. S. Marsh, the murderer of Micbae
King, five years ago. Marsh was put in hcav
: irons on his hands and feet. He manifested grea
dread of returning to Des Moines and ofte
E discovered heating his head with his irons.-
While crossing the Gulf on the 18th inst. whe
the officers eye was turned for a moment, h
threw himself overheard from the steamer an
! 1 was drowned.
HAVANA, April l5.-Vera CruZe letters confirl
the capture of Publa by the liberals by an asssu
on the I'd inst Dioz lost about tive thousan
killed and wounded the imperiolists about
thousand. No quarters was given