The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-06-19
By Telegraph.
!. REPORTED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.

NEw YORK, June lS.-During the thunder
storm this r. N. . Roman catholic church, situat-
ed on ~ street, near Ninth Avenue, WAS struck
by bghtning and injured in such aananner that
it win have to be taken down. 90
The New York Herald's Leavenworth special
The damage to the track of the Union Pacific
railroad by the recent food has not yet been re-
paired. A large amount of mail matter has, in
consequence, accumulated at Junction City and
Salina.
At Fort Hayes, on the 18th, the water was 20
feet deep. The occupants of the fort have been
compelled to remove to the roofs of the buildings.
Six soldiers and citizen were drowned.
General Hancock is engaged in selecting an
other site for the fort on high water grounds, 10
| miles from the prescn one.
Grasshopprs are doing great damage on both
sides of the Missouri river for a distance OF Zoe
miles. Gardens and corn fields are being devss-
| tated.s
NEwOsLEANs. June ls.-Tbe following dis
patch from Galveston 10th, and dates from Quer-
| etaro Sd inst, and Monterey Q, arc received:
| B letter from San Luis Potosi, of Sd inst. says
A telegram from Queretaro 3D. states that the
trial of Macmillan is concluded. Sixty ladies
! in mourning residing in San Iusi, had called on
Jnarez and prayed that the lives of the prisoners
at Queretaro be spared. The president said he
would do all he could compatibly with justice and
his duty; that many liberals had been shot
| for whom they had not interfered.
The Brownsville Ranchero says that Mexicans
| of Ell Mexicano of the 18th reports Santa Anna
| off Vera Cruz. -ss--E@ As-st-
| 1t is reported that Macmillan had asked for q
| private interview with Juarez for the purpose OF
| disclosing important state secrets
| Maximilian was convicted on the night of the
| Sd inst. and sentenced 10 be shot on the morning
| of the 4th inst. with Miramon and Mejia.
| General Marquee, commanding the city of Mex
| leo, had executed General O'HOran, commander
of the post, for reasonable correspondence with
| the liberals. He has also arrested l6e liberia
| sympathizers in the city, and threatens to exc
cute them and burn the capital if MaximiliaI
and his generals are harmed. .-...
| Mejia selected EscObedo as his counsel; but h
refused to serve, saying ''See him damned
The New York Herad's special advices from
| Queretaro to june lst say:
The trial of Macmillan, Miramon, and Nor
ueges was nominally postponed till June 4th-re
ally until after the fall of the city of Mexico anC
Vera Cruz Macmillan is in better health ant
| hopeful
The New York Tribunes special says
! The Hon. L. d. Campbell, minister to Mexico
has rendered his resignation such officer Hi
reason is that he don't feel inclined to follow tn
instructions recently sent him from the state dc
| partment. His resignation has been accepted
but no successor has yet been appointed. Tn
| citizens of New Orleans have telegraphed TO tn
secretary Of state urging the appointment of NJ,
King, of the Times, of that city, for the place.
WASHINGTON, June I9.-Surratt's trial wa
resumed. Judge Fisher decided against compel
ing the prosecution to disclose the name OF witness
, Carratt Hobart, conductor on the Vermont Cen
| trail railroad.
} He testified to having on his train, betwee
, April 10th and Doth, 1865, two men, one of whoI
looked like Surratt, who said they were out
money and could not pay fare. They said the
, must go to Franklin. They went as far as )
: Albians.
, ST. paul. June I9.-Recent hard rains hav
, Frustrated the telegraph lines and washed ava
the Winona Il st. Peters Railroad track an
bridges. The telegraph is working, but traiy
will be delayed or days.