The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-04-01
By Telegraph.
nEpoRrpD ron THE DAILY ARGUS.

NEW YonK, April 1.--Advices fiom Mexico
City, of the 18th ult-, asy:
The liberals were almost under the walls of the |
capitol, and prevented supplies from entering
Maximillian's army at Gueratario was completely |
enyironed by the liberals.
General Dease has commenced beseging Puebla |
The people in Vera Cruz were disposed to insist
on a surrender of the place to the liberal forces
outside.
Over three hundred persons were imprisoned in
the City of Mexico for expressing sympathy with
the liberals and failing to pay their quota of the
forced loans and Maximillans governor of the
city had resigned and intended to leave for Eu-
rope.
New York, April l.
/ The General McCuIlum, an iron war steamer
designed for the service of the Mexican liberals /
sailed from this port, yesterday, for Tampico
Mexico, with two full batteries OF artillery, one
thousand stands of small arms, four tons of pow
der and a large Quantity of fixed ammunition on
board The vessel also carried several officers of
the liberal army.
The New York Heralds Havana correspondent
| of the 27th ult. says:
The whole French squadron oil war vessels has
arrived making an imposing display. The iron
| clad Teuton, which excited the unqualified admi-
ration of the Donna some time ago, thrown
completely into the shade on the appearance of
| the French vessels of the same character.
| General Dulee was married with imposing cere-
| mony, recently.
| Yesterday afternoon some boys set FIRE to some
| shrubbery on the Jersey flats, along the Hacken-
| sack river, which communicated 10 quite forest
of trees, and before the fire could be extnguished
it spread almost a mile in length destroying ev-
| erytbine in its way, The fremen of Hudson City
| and West Hoboken succeeded in preventing the
flames communicating with several dwellings near
by.
The New York Times special says
Efforts are making to depreciate the condition
.l.t..-a 4 D.
| of a circular was sent to Europe by New Yorf
| house with that view but this correspondent
hears from the highest authority that, far from
| the treasury being involved prospectivey in diff
: | Guilty because of the extent OF Its maturing obi
| cations the prospect is entirely the reverse. Th
: customs revenues, thus far, approximate closei,
: to the large receipts of last year and althoug
the internal receipts are considerably les
than they were last year, as was naturally expect
| ed and fully anticipated as well from the reduc
ton of taxation as from the depression of bust
2 ness, it is now positively certain that the fsca
q wear will close with gratifying balance of re
. 1 ceipts over expenditures
CINCINNATI April IA special dispatch to tn
? | Commercial says:
t Two men, named Brooks and Talley, charge
0 with the murder of an old lady at Yellow SPRING
o Jackson county, Indiana, some time since, WEI
n taken from the Brownstown Jail, on Saturda
| night by mob, and hanged.
ISpIANAPOLIs, April 1.-The democratic stai
| central committee, of Indiana, after full lnte
Ii change of views, has decided to coincide in Il
/, determination of the national democratic cemmi
S tee not to hold national convention until ne'
It year. Hence steps will be taken to appoil
= | delegates to the Louisville convention, called Il
. | July next. The committee see no object
!, holding convention before next year, unless
u adopt platform and as upon the questions b
!. fore the country there is difference of opinit
1t among conservative citizens, there is no necess
e for a formal expression of their views just now
n CHICAGO, April Mrs. Woodward, a wido
y lady, aged about As years. residing on the corn
of Green and West Jackson streets, died OF hea
7 ! disease about 7 o'clock on Saturday morning.
u, While attending to some duties connected WI
is her household she fell dead the floor L
ID coroner having been appraised of the sad occr
IN renee commenced an inquest, when verdict W
- rendered in accordance with the facts above ns
! | rated 1t was understood that the deceased "
y | under engagement to be married on Sunday.