The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-26
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.

CHICAGO, Nov.26.-James E.Bates who was
convicted Of murder at the September term,
jackson county Illinois, circuit court, SEN
fenced to be hung November FIRST, was re-
spited By the governor to November twenty |
ninth, yesterday had his sentence commut- !
ed to fifteen years in the penitentiary.
A temporary railroad bridge across the |
| Missouri river at Omaha is to be built to |
facilitate transportation, freight and passen- |
| gers during the winter.
| The democratic ticket was elected in Hart
ford, Connecticut, yesterday, BY about 300
majority.
| Horatio Seymour of New York has written
a letter declining to be candidate for
| president before the next national democratic
convention.
| "A call is circulating in New York city
| and being generally signed by conservative
| republicans for meeting to put Gen. Grant
in nomination for president.
The evidence in the impeachment case
makes 300 printed pages.
deputation at Chicago of police consis-
ting of Deputy Supt. Nelson, Capt. Hickey
and Sergants Garbing and Moore went to
meet Weston at South Bend Indiana last
pight and will follow the pedestrian from
thence to Chicago. At the city limits
squad of fifty policemen will meet Weston to
afford him a safe escort through the streets
of Chicago which is said to be a gratifying
fact to Weston, as he is apprshenslve OF
danger from the vast crowds that will con-
tinually flock to see him upon his grand
entire. Specials report that Weston says
that he regrets his failure to accomplish his
100 mile feat more on accoun. of the mis-
construction that people will place upon it
. than on account of the peeuniary loss to
, himself. At 10 o'clock'this A. NJ. Weston
, takes up his march from South Bend and is
6 expected in Chicago Wednesday P. NJ.
PLYMOUTH, Mass, Nov. PA FIRE &C.
CURED Yesterday which destroyed barn and
building, and partially destroyed some ad-
, Joining houses. Several fishing vessels were
also damaged. The loss is about fifteen
I thousand dollars; partially insured.
: New YORK, Nov. 26.-Last evening at
. Bangor, New Jersey, q quantity of glycerine
used for blasting, exploded while in the
| hands of a workman who was heating It,.
, In an instant all the inmates of the building
were blown away, and Of the house not a
| fragment remained. Some of the men
! around the shop shared the same fate, while
at the same instant a shock like an earth
quake shook every building within a mile
and a half of the scene. Every house ada
cent was damaged.
The Heralds Washington special says:
We are reliably informed that Chief Justice
Chase is opposed to Davis being tried before
!, Jude Underwood, or by niger jury. The
u government is not yet ready to proceed with
u the trial.
l. The Edmunds resolution will pass the
senate. but the house will kill 1t in commit
: tee. This is the resolution paying 5-2Os IN
: gold.
< / ~ NJ ~ IT, Ecrarors or Pms
q STA and Austria have formally signihed their
1t intention of participating in the proposed
y conference for the settlement of the Rowan
: sls6 Hearty all the smailers powers of Eu.
u rope. The course that Prussia may pursue
IT in the matter is not officially known, but II is
believed she will send representatives. The
e note recently sent from Great Britain on the
subject is accepted here mere formal
y objection. The Popei is known to oppose in
i, advance, any action of the conference which
Il includes the rights he now enjoys, and par
I ticularly any plan divesting him of his TEN
& poral powers.
RICHMOND. Va, Nov. 26.-Judge Under
wood received a telegram from Judge Chase
10 saying he would certainly be present this af
r, ternoon, at Davis trial. Among the witness
IS es are Gen. Lee and sons, Gen. Porter o.
y Grants staff, Eek Gov. Letcher and Genera
Smith of Lexington, also Pierpont.
b Upon the announcement of the adjourn
II ment of the court the crowd, consisting
d chiefly of blacks, quietly dispersed. The
panel, OF which the jury for the trial is 10 b'
IS drawn, is one-tbird colored men.
Z Judge Underwood, yesterday, granted thu
re PRAYER of Gen. Imboden, and a mandamus u
a. compel Gen. Schofeld to permit him to vote
IS 1t is returnable on the fifth of December.
I, WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-ln yesterday
ID House proceedings, under n call of states
e bills were introduced to amend the nationa
oi currency act, plcdging the faith of the coun
Is try to pay the FIVE twenties it coin to re
d. peal the tax on cotton to fix the value of lie
gal tender notes and reference to the anex
, alton of Mexico. They were all referred
Under the same call, Mr. Butler, of Mass
: introduced bill providing for the paymen
of part ofthe national debt in lawful mon
- of the United States which was also re
| ferred.
= LONDON, Nov. 26.-Consals 942.
Bonds 702.
Z Illinois S5i.
J" Erie 433.
81 LIVERPOOL, Nov. 26.-Cotton dull
u Uplands 3.
~ Orleans 81.
Breadstuffs irregular.