The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-14
in the Alabama Con.
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. Reservoir in NJ Massachusetts,
Breaks and Carries Away
.1- Houses and Railroad
G- Track.

CHICAGO, Dec. l4.--The mystery at the
court house has been solved. The terrible
waiings we're caused by a ventriloquist talk
ing through some old steam pipes.
The snow storm which began last evening
still continues. This morning not more than
two inches have fallen.
DEsMoISEs, Dec. 1.-the boilers in Van
Meters steam saw mill, on Coon river, four
teen miles west of here, exploded on Thurs
day morning. The engineer was the only
person in the building and he was instantly
killed.
LoSDoN, Dec. IA daring attempt
was made to-day to release the recently ar
rested Fenian, Col. Burke, who is confined
in the Clerkenwell prison. Powder was
placed beneath one of the prison walls and
was exploded, it is supposed by Burke's
confederates. Burke was confined in an in
ner cell and could not escape by the breach
in the wall. He has been removed to place
of greater security. The explosion was tre-
mendous in its effect. The prison wall and
neighboring buildings are a mass of ruins.
Some lives must have been lost.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE New York
Herald's special says: A deputation of 10y
al Leaguers from Virginia and North and
South Carolina, called on Messrs. Stevens
expressed their views on the subject of re-
construction, and each expressed an lnten-
ton of-sI.,oducing bills calculated to secure
a satisfactory settlement of the question.
The National Council of the Union League
Assoemt ion has adjourned after passing
a resolution urging the National Republican
Convention to nominate for the presidency
no man who is not in himself an irreversible
guarantee that he is the true friend of the
cause of nnion and liberty, of civil rights be-
fore the law, and of universal manhood suf-
frage.
NV YORK, Dec. 1.-THE y. Y. Worlds
special says the senate refuses to sustain the
Presidents suspension of Stanton. If this Is
persisted in, the President will issue an or
der removing Stanton, and force resort to
the supreme court.
The President is preparing a veto on the
bill striking the word white out of ali laws
relating TO the District of Columbia His
views on the subject have been stated in a
former message.
BosToN, Dec. l4.-The store of Grinnell
x Emery, in Elm street, was robbed. Thurs
DAY night, of ten thousand dollars worth OF
furS.
SCHENECTADY, \. Y. Dec. l4.-Thes hope
of the resumption of navigation no longer
exists and at least 500 boats are ice-bound
for the season between Syracuse and Troy.
| The firm of VIM. Petere Il Brother of Buffa-
10 have Z cargoes of grain among the num-
Der. All apples on decks are frozen. Po-
tatoes are not so much injured Fifteen
| thousand bblsof vinegar shipped by H.Nies
4 Co, of Buffalo are frozen. Preparations
are being made to prevent further loss
The boat Clifton laden with $500 bushels
of corn sunk on Sunday night ut Crescent,
the ice cut through her sides. The boat
George Davis, laden with l,7s6 bbls OF
apples sunk ON Thursday about mile west
of this city, the cargo was owned by B. H.
Hudson, Boston. --
Nav YoRK, Dec. l4.-The n. Y Herald s
Atlanta special SAYS:
There was great excitement in the con-
vention to-day while seats were being drawn.
Mr.. Blount rose and charged the majority of
the convention with conniving at frand and
wickedness and being determinedto do wrong
TO the people of Georgia. Great excitement
ensned and although repeatedly called to or
der he continued to assail the convention in
bitter terms. When silence was restored, Mr..
Blount orffered his resignation, declaring he
would not serve in such a body. The pros
poets are for q very stormy session. The
negroes are very insolent to the whites.
Fears are entertained of Traces on the floor.
On the test oath to-day it was seen that the
extremists held majority of twenty. .-
PITTsBURGH, Dec. l4.-Tbis morning be-
| tween II and ] o'clock, fire broke out in the
Great Western Gun Works, resulting in the
destruction of the gun works, the flour
store of ID. Wallace, and the marble works
of r. A. Colville. A large number of load
ed guns were in the gun works, which the
fire soon reached, discharging them in every
direction, Kidding with bullets, buildings in
that vicinity. Antoine Keek,a boy 10 years
of age,mortally wounded; Conductor Brown
ing of the Pennsylvania railroad had his
knee shattered, injuries not dangerous.
Several others were injured, names not as.
eertained. Loss not ascertained, but will
be heavy.
WORCESTER, Mass. Dec. l4-The large
reservoir, in Douglas, gave way last night.
washing away one hundred feet or
more of the Boston, Hartford &
Erie Railroad trak and embankment.-
II was discovered bya man who was aroused
from sleep by his house floating down stream.
de managed to save himself and faulty and
fortunately awakened the neighborhood
| before the train arrived, which was due at
five o'clock A. NJ, thus preventing a serious
accident