The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-11
By Telegraph.
REPORTED ron rHH DAILY ARGUS.
NEw YoRK, Feb. 1.-THE n. Y. Worl

NEw YoRK, Feb. 1.-THE N. Y. World
has the following special from Montgomery,
Alabama, Feb. the 10th: A defeat of the |
constitution is admitted by the radical candi-
dates. The vote is less than the required halc;
v'nariously estimated from ten to twenty
'hree thousand. The white vote SO far does
fifty negroes.
The N. Y. Tribune special states that the
President contemplates Offering the mission
to England to Gen. Mcclellan.
Official letters received from Modrid show
q misunderstanding between Mr. Hall.
minister to Spain, and his secretary of Iega,
ton, Mr.. Perry, and it is said that the form
er will come home unless Perry is recalled
The Times special says: The decision in
| the Gaines cases, given yesterday, is held
by leading republicans to dispose of the
McArdle case and all others which affect
the reconstruction laws or arise under them.
| The best lawyers in the house were free 10
assert that it settled all questions as to the
altitude of the supreme court, present and
prospective, toward the reconstruction acts,
and that no danger be apprehended from
| that source.
The same special states that the Presi
dents reJoinder TO Gen. Grant, reached army
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night that the President declines to make il
| public, but in answer to the resolution
which passed the house this morning, the
letter will be read tomorrow after the morn.
ing hour. .#
| A FIRE last evening at No. so Front street,
occupied by Talman l. Dregfoos, wholesale
grocers, caused a loss of about $4,000.
About midnight another fire broke out at
| No: 10 Fulton street, occupied by Weldon 4
Co., wholesale liquor dealers, Switzer & Co.,
tobacconists and G. F. Green & Co., wool
dealers. The building was entirely de-.
stroyed. Loss about $4,000.
| MOBILE, Feb. 1.-THE city mills, at the
corner of Church and Commerce streets.
were burned on Saturday. Loss sac, zoo:
partly insured.
! UREA, New YoRK, Feb. ll.-Four stores
on Genosee street, occupied by j. f. Grit
fifth, boots and shoes, c. F. Hannah, card
engraver, Buckingham & Mitchell, fancy
| goods, were burned last night. Loss about
$4,000; mostly covered by insurance.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 1.-THE house has
passed the bill leaving capital punishment
for murder to the discretion of the jury.
CHICAGO, Feb 1.-THE Tribune's Wash
ington special says; The Presidents letter
10 Gen. Grant was delivered at head quar-
tiers this morning, and the house, at the in
stance of nine members on the democratic
side, has called for copy of it, which will
! probably be furnished on Wednesday, aud
| probably on Tuesday. The President, on
| the issue as to occurrences at the cabinet
meeting on the 18th ult., supports himself
with five letters from members of the cabi-
net. The Presidents letter is long and bit
ter, though said to be less severe than as
| originally furnished. He writes that he re-
CARDS Grants letter of the 2sih about obey.
| ing Stanton's orders, as insubordinate, and
| the General is roughly lecturcd for express.
| sing the belief that the President meant to
trip him into a violation of law.
| The bill relative TO the Rock Island
bridge, passed by the house, is explanatory
and amendatory of the act of March last. 1t
was recommended BY the secretary of war,
and has already been published.
The house bill. extending till the lst of
January, 1870, the time for completing the
Dubuque d Sioux City railroad, was favor
ably reported from the senate railroad com
nittee.
HALIFAX, n. s. Feb. l0-The house met
at o'clock, today. The Attorney General
opened the debate on the repeal resolutions.
He was followed by Mr.. Troop. on the same
side. Repeal meetings continue to be held
in different parts of the county.
A heavy rain storm prevailed here last
night.
| KINGSTON, Canada, Feb. l0.-A fire broke
ont in the Bank of Montreal, this evening,
but was extinguished after vigorous exer-
tions by the fremen. The building is great
| ly damaged through the entire extent by
smoke and water. Two women servants
were nearly suffocated. The loss cannot be
estimated at present.
| MILWAUKEE, IL. Weather moderating q
httle.-at A. NJ. degrees below zero here;
30 at ST, Paul; Is at Lacrosse, Wis; l6
Sparta, Wis and ID at Madison.