The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-06
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Nkw YonE, Jan. GA Havana special
the New York Herald Aas.d the ssh -,

NIw YonE, Jan. GA Havana special to
she New York Herald, dated the 5th, says:
Vera Cruze advices of the LIST, bring CITY
OF Mexico dates to the 3lst of December.
sseAmer With 500 troops on board had
sailed LOT fucatan to suppress the rebellion
| there. The expedition was under the com.
mand Of Gen. Allatome. :
The Mexican treasury is reported empty.
and the Minister of the Treasury has re-,
signed, -.
Juarez was inaugurated a: an extraord;.
nary session of congress, on the Goth inst.
In a duel between Colonels Meiia and
Gorsia, the latter was fatally wounded =
Col. Barron had arrived to arrange the af.
| fairs of the great Barron estate.
The Vicar, of Corranaca, whs had been
kidnapped by brigands, paid $6o,OOO for his
ransom. N-'t t-N i
Congress was taking measures to suppress
brigandage.
The English legation left the City Of Mex
| leo for Vera Cruze, on December seth.
Mr.. Plumb, American Charge Affairs,
has taken possession of his office, and gave
banquet to the American Legion of Honor
Gen. Neansus is suspected of having i in
auene members Of congress to vote for the
general amnesty. 1isotr---a rFf
| CHARLESTON, Jan. "a passenger train
ras fred into last night by some negroes,
between Branchville and Columbia. No one
vas hurt
To allay public apprehension, Gen. Canby
81 called upon By the President 10 rigidly
'rohibit the carrying of deadly weapons by
both black and white - ~ =
CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-The body of a man,
Evidently jew, and aged about "a years,
vas found yesterday in Union Park. In his
nat was the name Of John Will. He had q
pistol shot through his heart, and the weap-
on, together with ammunition, lay by his
SIDE The man probably died by his own
hand. .'-i' ---.' --'t ga
Two puyflists ef. considerable notor;ety.
named Bill Reese, hailing from Indiana, and
Frank Nye, commonly known as Dutch
Frank, Of this city, had a desperate encoun-
Ter yesterday in an obscure alley. In the
midst of the fight the police appeared and
: the affair come toa sudden termination.
Nye received one or two dangerous knife
cuts and fell into the hands Of the authori.
ties, Reese made his escape; q -,.GH...
= Alprize fight took place yesterday after
noon, on Hills farm near the northern city
limits, between Pat Shaughnessey and John
Blow, for 500. Twenty seven rounds we're
fought, lasting thirty minutes, resulting in
victory TO Pat.
: AuGrsrA, Maine, Jan. Sat midnight,
the military asylum at Tagus, miles east
Of here, caught FIRE at o'clock this evening
fiom a defective aue- The entire building
was destroyed. The patients are all proper
y cared for. ~
? SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, Jan. 5.-Yesterday the
, state treasurer paid q warrant for $1,000,
being an Appropriation for the support Of
the hospital for insane, for quarter ending
February 29th, 1868.
was shot in the Bowery on Friday night, died
Yesterday. The coroners jury found YER
; dict that he was killed by Casey. .,
Geo. W. Lsngstou, who defrauded Tiffany
d Co. out of diam nds to the amount OF
&2,l56, has been arrested in Portland and
brought here for trial. .f
Henry S. Shea, the proprietor of lager
beer saloon, was murdered Saturday nigh,
in fracas BY Otto Shelde. The latter was
arrested.
Chas. Jacobs died yesterday from stabs
received from man named Kelley, on Sat
urday. -..-.. .... .....-.--.-
The Tribune's special says: The commit
tee of ways and means are satisfied that, IN
less the wealthy whiskey ring in New York
is broken up, 1t is useless TO pass laws for
the collection of the revenue.
I CHICAGO Jan. "a cold drizzling rain
has been falling ever since early last even
ing. 10 ...-..
T. PrTrsBraG, Jan. 6.-The Daily Post, the
torgan OF the democracy of Western Penn
sylvania, this morning, declares for the NOM
fination, Hon. Geo. II. Pendleton, of Ohio,
| for President, as the only outspoken repre-
sentative of paying the national debt with
national UNDERGRADUATES for bonds, and
equal taxation.
! The river is seven feet three and falling.
Raining all the morning.
NEw YORK. Jan. 1.-THE n. Y. Herald,s
special states Senior Puisl has received full
powers to sell the bay and peninsula Of
Saleua 10 the United States on easy and
I advantageous terms. A majority of Dom
inican people favor the sale.
A. ). Stuart, formerly secretary ofinterior
under Fillmore, responds to an invitation to
be present at the banquet on the.Sth January;
that he is DISTINGUISHED, has not the same
privileges of his negro servant. and says he
will be happy TO meet his fellow patriots
twhen the shackles shall be stricken from the
Shmhs of Virginia and the southern states.
4 Jan. S.-At UlunlE0t yeSttIu2l,
Charles Apford completed his feat of skating
1 60 consecutive hours, winning q wager of
/ $500. 1t was with great difficulty that he
1 kept up during the last hours, and at the
conclusion of his task he dropped insensible.
CoLuMBus, ONO, Jan. 6.-The General
Assembly met this morning at 10 O'Clock.
| Nearly all the members we're present. The
house organized with John +. Follstt, of
Kicking, Speaker; Amos La,man, Of Frank
lin, Chief Clerk; John A. Cockweh, of But
Ter, First Assistant Clark; Samuel Pike, of
Highland, SergeantatA Arms. Senate-Chas.
B. Flood, of Franklin, Chief Clerk; Daniel
Flanagan, ,of Hardin; LIST Assistant Clerk;
w. X. Mutt, of Muskingum, Second Clerk;
B. Williams, of Delaware, Sergeant at Arms.
The Assembly took recess till u o'clock,
when the Governors message viii be read.
LONDON, Jan. 5.-Cousals 92sat. Money
92ias Bonds Gag. Erie AS. Illinois
ssa.
Rp. m.-Consols 92f. Money sa2.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 5.-Cotton opens steady.
! Breadstuffs steady, others unaltered.