The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-19
By Telegraph.
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CHICAGO, Feb. FL. W. Gregory, Re-
gent of the Illinois State Industrial Univer.
sity, will lecture this evening, Mt the univer-
sity of Chicago.
s There were lO2 deaths in the city for the
week ending on the 10th. An increase OF
81 for the corresponding week of last year.
DEsNoINEs, Iowa, Feb. is.-The repubh-
can state convention has been called to meet
at Desmoines, May 9Th. -
The democratic stste convention Will as
semble here on the p6th.
Two girls, on wpger OF $oo, have started
to walk from Lyons county TO keokuk.
Jasper Spriggs, in Mt OF insanity choked
his mother to death. on Sunday night
NEw YoRK, Feb. ia Shanghai CORE
s,ondent states that the radical change in
policy By the Chinese government, towards
foreigners, and the appointment of Burlin-
game, were brought about by the influence
of empress Dogmsr acting. for her son,
| the present emperor.
A Washington Dispatch to the New York
| Tribune saws: lieut.. General Sherman
has sent word that he has written to the
| President respectfully asking to be relieved
| from coming TO Washington to take COM
mand f the new military division. The let
ter is addressed to Gen Grant and is to be
| submitted to the President by him. Sena
tors have written to Gen. Sherman asking
him not to think of resigning should the
| President insist upon his coming here to as
sumo the new commend.
| ALBANY, Feb. l9.-1n the state constu
| tional convention last night, the article or
the legislature was amended by striking Out
the claus Sc authorizing the sale of street rail
road franchise at public auction, and he
article on the militia was amended by re-
stricting the number of the national guard
in times of peace to $4,000.
| HAVANA, Feb. 1S.-Advices to the \. Y
Herald, from Kingston, Jamaica, informs us
that the American Consul, Gregg, has tele
graphed to Washington demanding the ser
vices of men OF war TO obtain redress for ar
outrage committed on the American whale
Hannah. Grant, the captain, has gone II
St Thomas, to obtain assistance from tina
point if possible.
! WASHINGTON. Feb. l9. 1t is said to B,
the intention of the friends of Senator Walk
to press his name for vice president on th'
ticket with Gen Grant.
General inspector of the freedmen schools
! Mr.. John M.Langston, reports the schools il
} Louisiana and Alabama in a tourishnl
condition.
, The President is reported as displeaseC
with Gen. Sherman and threatens TO ode
, him TO the command of the departmen o
the Pacific, in place of Gen. HallecI, tht
latter to come to Washington to take ch.rg,
, of the new department OF the Atlantic
The cashier Of Ezra Goodrich CO. i'm
porters exchange place, is reported to iav'
disappeared with from $l00, 900 to $4,000
: of his employers money in his hands.
In the United States circuit court yster
e day, before Judge Benedict, James Il. rec
man was convicted on a charge OF ham!
r embezzled money in his official capac'y a
r an inspector Of revenue. His senteuc wa
D deferred.
e SAN FRAxCTsco, Feb l9.-The reprteC
t fenian Organization on the Pacific coas be
ing placed on war footing, with the rob
/ able intention of making a raid on the trit
r ish possessions north, the Legislature ha
= unanimously passed resolution askiT IN
i President and congress TO honorably &C ulr
It or annex British Columbia to the lrte'
h | States. $3.50
a The brig Anchor, was wrecked on tock
v Point, near Coos Bay, February 7tb. 1h
/ vessel is q total loss, but the freIgt. va
| saved.
| hlI reports Vi iut survey w INC StH
Pacific railroad were forwarded to Waning
d ton yesterday.
d Gen. Palmer remains in San Fracisc
r till the latter part of February.
e BLFFAbe, Feb. l9.-Geo. Tho psou
1t Thomas Thompson, and VIM. Aleande
Is were capsised in an open boat yesteray, /
II the Niagara river, and drowned. tn acc
J, dent is supposed to have been causedoy tn
Y boat getting on floating ice.
l. The spiritualists' convention of ester
s. New York convened here yesterds.s
1t large number of delegates are in attedauet
n AUBURN, Y. y. Feb. 10. &C. r. ,hnsor
e assistant general superintendent ofte Mel
It chants Union Express, died suddely las
n night, at Clifton Springs, of intiamsion {
q the heart.
It BosroN, Feb. l9.-The United State
Is supreme court, TO which appeal wa, made
$ sustained the will Of Mrs. Abigail ing, {
r Boston, who donated hundred and event
d one thousand dollars TO various cl.ritabI
1t institutions.
Re ST.. Louis, Feb ls.-The tobacco factor
al of George P. Vale, at Hannibal, Nsnour
n was seized few days ago, for violtion {
n. the revenue laws, and about 1000 pands {
lie manufactured Tobacco and $4,000 cigrs, an
t, q lot of tools, machinery &C., taken ,osses
e ion of.
% LONDON, Feb. Is, midnight.-T- hons
IS of commons, tonight, in committet of ii
'r whole, agreed TO renew the suspesiou
n. habeas corpus in Ireland. g