The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-14
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.
BY CABLE.


VIENNA, March l3.-Emperor Francis
Joseph has given orders for strengthening
the Austrian forts on the Servian frontier.
LONDON, March l3.-Dispatches received
from Dublin this evening state that Ireland
is quiet No new fenian demonstrations are
reported. A number of fenians were arrest
ed at Limerick. The prisoners, while on
their way to the police barracks were cheered
by the people. -.r. ~
LONDON, March Is, evening.-Consols Oh;
Erie $50 III. Cent 77S 5-20's 144.
New YORK, March 14.-Nothing of i'm
portance transpired at the headquarters of
the Gleason branch of the fenian party yes
terdav. Contributions were received from
the Irish in the country.
1t was stated that private information had
been received to the effect that Sir Friedrich
Bruce had advised the British government to
allow no more news of the feuian rising TO
be forwarded over the cable.
The senate of the brotherhood of Roberts
party has been called together by Vice Pres
ident James Gibbons.
The N Y. Herald's Atlanta correspondent
reports that the prejudice against negro suff-
rage in Georgia is gradually giving way
The people were anxious to have the recon-
ton question settled, SO that northern capt.
tai could flow into the state and develope
its mineral and other interests.
a match was made yesterday between
| Sam Collyer and Barney Aaron, to fight in
June next for the championship and $4,000.
Col. Taylor, ex-member of congress from
Tennessee, has been nominated as Indian
| commissioner in place of Bogy, rejected
1t is thought he also will be rejected.
The \. Y. -Heralds special says
| The expedition against the hostile Indians
of Kansas and Nebraska, under the COM
mand of Maj. Gen. Hancock is fully equipped
and supplied and win start from Fort Leav-
enworth on the 10th inst. Gen. Hancock
orders all trains to be organized for defense
by elecung a captain and other officers and
organizing the teamsters and employees and
alfothers belonging to the train into one or
| more companies. No trains are to be al
lowed to pass into the Indian country which
| number less than 20 wagons and 30 armed
| men. Whenever an attack is made by the
Indians upon any train pursuing the over
land routes the commanding officer of the
nearest military post is directed to furnish
prompt assistance.
CHICAGO, March IA Louisville special
| OF the 18th SAYS: e--. 22e~~
Railroads south are in terrible condi
ton. ~
So far as reported advices inform as few
lines have escaped disaster. The ouly route
by rail hence to Memphis and New Orleans
IS VIA Nashville, Decatur aud Coriuth, and
there are breaks on that line over which pas
sengers are transferred. y a.
The telegraph wires are down in so many
places that we have only partial advices as
70 the extent of disasters occasioned by the
flood
The Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge
over Bacon's Creek was carried away. ii
will, we are assured, be repaired on Thurs
day, and trains will run regularly through tc
Nashville.
The Memphis branch is only tenable tc
elarksville. South ofthat place II is covered
deep. ~
1t is believed that many damages not YET
percepible to the eve win be discovered
when the water subsidies.
The Nashville & Chattanooga r. r. is the
most seriously injured of any. So far eleven
known bridges, culverts and embankment:
have been swept away, and It Will from 2to
months to repair the damages and put the
road in running order . <'sih TO
The river is rising here at the rate of an
inch per hour, with an enormous freshe
coming down.
The Kentucky river is on a rampage
carrying away houses and. barns, drovnine
cattte and sweeping Off fences ser