The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-10
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.

CHICAGO, Feb. 10. The Chicago Repub-
hean's Washington special saws: There is
considerable curiosity here in diplomatic and
political circles, to know who will succeed
Charles f. Adams at the court Of st. James
The President, it is understood, has selected
his man who, il is said, is David Dudley Field,
Of New York. Mr.. Field it, is known, wants
the place, and is aleady maueovering in
a quiet way among the senators for confirma-
ton. 1t is said that the President has given
Mr. Field chance of going into the cabinet
as secretary OF state, or going to Eng
land. Should he prefer the former, Mr..
Seward will be sent to England.
BosTON, Feb. "a fire early this morn
ing, in Granite Buildings, ll3 and rs Com
mercial street, entirely consuming the two
upper stories of the building occupied by
ship chambers, commission merchants &C.,
whose stock was much injured by fire and
water. The losses are pretty heavy but all
the sufferers were insured.
CHICAGO, Feb. "a saloon keeper, on
Cottage Grove Avenue, named Manhattan,
was robbed on Saturday, of 1880, which
he had secreted in his house. A teamster
in his employ, named Comet, together with
a woman named Bridget Dryer, are suspect
ed of being the guilty parties. The woman
was arrested, but the man is still at large.
New York, Feb. l0.-The New York
World has the following special
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 9.-Returns from
seventeen counties, among them the seven
heaviest negro counties in the state, show
1000 less than the required half. lnforma.
ton from north Alabama where the register
ed whites largely Outnumber the negroes, is
that the white vote, so far reported, does not
aggregate one hundred and fifty III the whole
state. Up to this date, the constitution is
certainly defeated. Efforts are making to
have the polls reopened but it is understood
here, from high authority, that it will not be
done without orders from Washington d.
rect.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. s.-A despatch
from north Alabama, Just received, SAYS
that a section has gone against the proposed
constitution. The vote here, in the heavy
negro counties, gives 1000 against the con-
stitution. The votes are TO be counted to-
morrow-Sunday.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l0.-John B. Budd.
one of our Oldest merchants, engaged in the
New Orleans trade, died last evening, aged
IL years.
MIlwAUEEE, Feb. TO- The weatheris in
teusely cold. The Thermometer here at
O'Clock this morning, was SO below zero; at
Winona, Minnesota, $50 below; at Madison.
Wisconsin,, 34' below; AZ Hastings and
WawaShaw, Minnesota, Sc below: at ST.
Paul 400 below.
Nav YoRK, Feb. l0.-An Atlanta special
of the 9th TO the Tribune SAYS:
The result Of the Alabama election is vet
uncertain. \ system ofproscrption and ter
rorism greatly reduced the white vote today.
Montgomery mail promises on Tuesday to
publish list of the names and places Of bust
ness of all white men who vote for the con-
stitution. Success now MAINLY depends on the
result of northern Alabama. In that section
there are counties ia which no election was
held, the loyal voters being frightened of
bv threats OF vengeance from the unregenerate
rebels in those counties. Gen. Meade will
doubtless order a special election and see
that the voters are protected. The General
left Montgomery for Atlanta this morning.
MUscATINE, Feb. l0.-The large high
school building, in this city, was totally de-
stroyed by fire about s o'clock this morning.
The fire is supposed TO have originated from
an over heated furnace. Loss So, 600; fully
insured.
About four inches of snow fell here Sat
urday. The weather is Intensely cold. The
thermometer stood at 90 below zero this
morning.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Feb. l0.-The Their
mometer was p below zero at this am.
Not much better at &. Moderating now.
FREEPoRT, H., Feb l0.-The thermome-
ter was % below zero at 6 am. and 20 below
al: 8.
MusCATINE, Iowa, Feb. l0.-The Their
mometer, at am, was 80 below zero, the
] coolest ever known here.
| BosToN, Feb. lO.-The fremont House,
at Island Pond, Vermont, was burned last
night.
| BuRLIxGToN, w. Feb. l0.-Miss Green
ough, aged II years, was burned to death
last night Her clothes took FIRE from the
explosion Of a kerosene lamp.