The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-06-22
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.
The Presidents Tour.
Great Race at Fashion Course.
ETHAN ALLEN THE WINNER In 2;I5
The Fastest Time on Record.
Dexter Only Three-Fourths Of a
Second Behind.
GREAT FIRE IN CHICAGO AND LOSS
OF LIFE.
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GREAT FIRE In CHICAGO AND LOSS
OF LIFE.
Registration in Eouisiana.

Ter was tne IdNOrlIe, lUu 10 Ou.
Another running mate had been substituted
for Charlotte, in consequence of her having
gone lame, all bets were declared off.
Ethan Allen won in three straight heats.
Time-2:l5, 2:l6 and 2:l9-the fastest on
record.
Dexter's time on the I'd heat was 2:l6a.
The n Y. Herald's New Orleans special
says:
The total number of voters registered in
Louisiana up to the 10th inst, 1.-THE latest
date received here) 69,lll, of which 44,779
are colored and 24,332 are white. This num-
Der largely exceeds the vote polled in that
state at the presidential election in 1860.
CHICAGO, June PA disastrous confag
ration broke out last evening, which resulted
in the devastation of almost whole square.
One life was lost and many families rendered
homeless. Occurring as it did in the centre
of the block, composed entirely of frame
buildings, the fire spread with extraordinary
rapidity, and but for the circumstance that
the evening was still, its ravages might have
been extended to an incalcu liable amount
1t is impossible to approximate the total loss
but it will probably reach from 100000 to
$l25,000.
New YORK, June 22.-The President, in
reply to an address presented by a commit
tee of the Constitutional Union last evening,
said:
GENTLEAEN-I return you my sincere
thanks for this cordial welcome. | think |
know how to appreciate a welcome of this
kind from my fellow citizens, and would be
doing injustice to myself not to say that /
could not be indifferent to the cordial recep-
ton given me on this occasion.
Excepting the allusion to myself, will
al al A,,at 1,tA
my acts and measures, have reeiprocated
and answered to every principle you have
put forth.
Mr. SEwARD-That is the true way to do
it.
THE PRESIDENT continuing )-And this
makes it unnecessary, it seems TO me, to as
sent further to this now, than by saying that
my past conduct shows that / assent to eve
nv principle you have set forth. Through my
whole course | have made it an object to
pursue those principles and to act up to
| them, and in so doing could not do wrong.
BALTIMORE, June 2l-9:30 A. M.-The
| train has reached here a large crowd in at
| tendance. The President was received with
cheers. Mr. Garrett, president of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, and others, came
into the cars to welcome the President
| The train remained but a few minutes.
9:45 A.M.-On arriving at the Philadel-
| phia & Wilmington depot, the crowd repeat
| edly cheered the President and Secretary
| Seward. Delegations from the Baltimore
| Knights Templar here joined their brethren
of Washington. Governor Swami, the col
! lector of customs, and others, took leave
| Many persons came into the state car to wei
come the President and wish him pleasant
and safe journey.
The municipal authorities of Baltimore
and many prominent parties had extended
Inequalities to the party, but they were nee
essarily declined.
| WILMINGTON, Del, June 21.-The Presi-
dent passed through here at 1890. The
train stopped FIVE minutes. Cheers were
given for Johnson. Seward shook hands
with the people. Seward had his finger
| hurt aud declared that his was the first
| blood shed in Delaware.
LoNDN, noon--consols 942.
Erie 81.
Bonds 73.
| C. 70.
SANFRANcIsco, June 2l.-Thn democratic
congressional convention to-day made the
following nominations
For Congress, lst District-L. B. Axtell,
of San Francisco.
| ID Dist.-Jas II. Cafforth, of Sacramen-
to.
Sd Dist.-Jas A. Johnston, of Sanfrancis-
co.
| Flour declined 25 cents super. $50 ex-
ira $50.
| Wheat quiet, 1,65aS.
ST Louis, JuI PAN Omaha dispatch
says:
General Sherman arrived to-day from
| GoIr au,,oE
General Sanborn also arrived, accompan
led by General Atrick, special Indian agent
at Laramie.
General Sanborn reports Spotted Tail al
Laramie trying, in good faith, to make some
amicable adjustment of the Indian troubles
| A few DAYS ago he showed his sincerity by
Selling and turning over TO General Sher
man the white man who proposed to attach
a train necr bv. The man is now IN custo
DIV at North Platte.
| A St. Joseph special says:
Advices from Smoky River, Colorado, re
port the fall of five feet of snow on the BIS
/, of Nav which, with what was on the ground
makes seven feet.
SAN Francisco, June 2I.- The democratic
| state convention completed the state ticket b.
nominating Jos. Hamilton for attorney general
| L. II. Sible harbor commissioner; Gen. Sickle
| clerk OF supreme court, ~ VEGAS Se"se
and Rev. 0. p. Fitzgerald superintendent OF pub
lie instruction
1t strong ticket, but the platform win in
evitably defeat it.
JOS Goodwin of Yuba announces himself a
: Independent union candidate for congress in tn
| Sd district.
It is intimated that J. g. McCullum, of Elders
do will be an Independent union candidate 10
: congress in the I'd district.
. PARIS, June PA legislative corps, adjourne
1 | to debate on reforms, has been postponed by th
) emperor to November.
I'll CLEVELAND June 22.-The Cincinnati expires
which left Cleveland this A. n, ran through tw
4 horse wagon, near Gallon station, killing Wi
son Sipps and wife and severely injuring threechi
!. dren The horses were also killed. Sipps 81
pected to the track before the train reache
the crossing.
CoNsTANTENoPLE June 22.-The Sulto of Turk
left for Paris to-day.