The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-16
By Telegraph.
.rronrrD ron TIE DAILY ARGUS.

CHIaAGo, August l6.-T5e temporary
building for the Illinois Soldiers Orphans
Home will be formally opened ct Blooming |
ION, on the 10th inst. Over 1000 applica-
tions for admission have been received by |
the secretary.
Frank Moore, at work for a farmer near
Buckhart Grove, Illinois, robbed his en- |
ployer of six hundred dollars, on Wednes- !
day. Ex4E:
Preparations are in progress for the base
ball tournament at Beloit. About thirty !
clubs are expected. Half fare will be pro-
cured for those offending.
Over $50, 900 worth of real estate has been |
sold in Omaha within the last four days.
General Blair made a political speech at
Council Bluff, on Wednesday evening.
In Peoria, on Thursday, the Jacksonville
base ball club was defeated at the hands of
the Fort Clarke club by 10 tallies.
The managers of twenty knitting factor
les have agreed not to run more than
| three sets of machinery from the list OF Sep
TENDER
READING, Pa, August l5.-The negro
equal rights convention adjourned to-day
Resolutions were passed condemning Sena-
| tors Fessenden and Trumbull, and other re-
pubicans in steadily refusing to face the
| subject of manhood suffrage, and recon-
mending the negroes of the south to support
such men as Sumner, Stevens, Wade or
| Stanton for president.
The republicans of SanFrancisco have
nominated an independent Legislative ticket,
taking three names out of fifteen from the
| regular union congressional ticket. The
senatorial question is the chief cause OF the
| division.
| SANpusKy, Ohio, August 16. = The steam
| tug Dispatch, of Detroit, was burned to the
waters edge, at o'clock this afternoon, at
the dock in this city. Loss $4,000 insur
ance $4,000.
| CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. l6.-The. Cncin-
natti Commercials Galveston, Texas, dis
patch reports the yellow fever raging terri
bly, in that place. Twenty deaths occurred
on the 18th, thirty-one on the 18th, and TWEEN
ty-nine on the 18th. There were over one
thousand cases in. town on the 18th. The
hospitals are overfowing and the managers
are calling for extra help. -
The internal revenue office is closed-em-
ployees all sick.
/ DEsMoNEs, Iowa, August Icy esterday
afternoon John King went into well on
Second st. and was Instantly killed by the
foul air.
! Corn is suffering, in this vicinity from the
effect of three weeks drought
st. Louis is striving hard to secure the the
grain trade of this section, and exceedingly
low freight rates are offered to shippers.
SAN FRANcIsco Aug. l5th.-Gen. Halleck
has issued an order attaching Alaska to the
military district of California, making Sitka
head quarters of the district, designating
Co. H. I'd artillery & Co. F. 9th infantry for
the garrison at Sitka. Troops will sail Sept
18th. The district commander is yet to be
named.
BUFFALO Aug. l6th.-The two mile heal
was won by Silas Rich. Time SIT and 500
In the double heat Rainbow and mate won
the other race; best time 2:32, Ethan Aller
and Honest Allen were speeded over the
track, and made halfa mile in l:l21. Ethar
Allen and mate were excluded from thu
race, as it would reduce the interest
CINCINNATI August l6.-Hon Geo II. Pen
dleton delivered his first speech of this cam
paign at Lima, Ohio, yesterday. He contin
ues to hold extreme state sovereignt,
| views. ~ e-