The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-01
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.
Another of HarIan'S Land
SwindleS Comes to
the Light.
More Cabinet RumOrS.
4 CASE OF CONSCIENCE IN NEW
YORK.
EARTHQUAKE In CALIFORNIA AND
NEVADA.
a Telegraph Between Cuba and
Florida. Z
Lolita, the Actress, Robbed.
a Telegraph Between Cuba and
Florida. Z
Lolita, the Actress, Robbed.

New YORK June 1.-The n. Y. Herald s
Washington dispatch contains the following:
Eight hundred thousand acres of land in
southern Kansas were decided many years
ago to the Cherokee Indians, by the govern
ment. in return for half million dollars IN
gold, held in trust by the government for
the Cherokees. The land being apparently
unoceupied and unclaimed, was taken pos
session of by settlers and preempted, fifty
thousand farmers being now settled on the
land under the homestead law. The Indians,
in 1866, demanded the value of their land,
and by some maneuvering, it is alleged, OF
Mr.. Harlan, then secretary of the Interior, 1t
was bought by spectators, and thus settlers
who could have paid more than spectators,
are IN a fair way to be ousted or swindled.
Inns peculiar arrangement was originally
fixed up in a secret session of the senate, the
house having no knowledge whatever of it.
CHICAGO, June l. The Chicago Times
special dated Washington, May 3lst SAYS :
There is proper authority for announcing
that the President will send to the senate
this week the nomination of Reverdv John
son to be minister TO England; The cabi-
net changes contemplated br the President
will be made according TO the present under
standing IN the next ten days. William s.
Groesbeck will be nominated for secretary
of the treasury. The indications are that
the nomination of Stansbery as attorney
general viii be rejected by the senate
The Chicago Tribune's special from
Washington. May 3lst, says Secretary
Seward on Friday informed one of the lead
ing diplomatists here that he had that day
rendered his resignation. Information from
other quarters tends 10 confirm this. The
<I<x~ef 49, 1t
win succeed Gen. Schofeld in command at
Richmond. 1t is now expected that the
trial of jeff. Davis viii be again postponed
this time to October.
WASHINGTON, June IA letter was re-
ceived at the treasury department on Sat
urday, enclosing two one thousand dollar
government notes. twas postmarked New
York, May q, and contained no evidence
whatever that could lead to the discovery of
the sender. The numbers ofthe enclosed notes
were carefully cut out, and the address
Treasury Department, Washington" had
been taken from newspaper and pasted on
the envelope The interior contained words
cut from former newspaper paragraph in
previously announcing a conscience case, to
wit: This money rightfully belongs to the
the United States" The notes will be placed
to the credit of the treasury department.
SAX FRHNcIsco, May 5O,-Two heavy
shocks of earthquake were felt at Sacra.
mento OF 8 o'clock last night It was not
felt at all sat San Francisco. or along the
coast, but was very severe at Nevada, which
seems TO have been the principal seat of dis
turbsnce. -Four heavy shocks were felt at
Fl. Churchill and Virginia City, but no
damage occurred. Atvirginia City large
buildings rocked and everybody rushed oat
Of doors The pumps in the Savage Mines
we're stopped and the miners thought there
had been cave in.
The Germans of San Francisco have re-
ceived an acknowledgment ofthe six thous-
and dollars in gold which they forwarded 70
the relief of the Berlin sufferers. a. aEE
EoNDoN, May 81. 1.-The Herald's special
says: The steamer Eoirs, withlthe new CO.
BILE to connect Cuba and Florida, under Sir
: Charles Bright, sailed this evening. q
Ia Sr. LoUrs, june 1.--1hursday night Mr..
Crabtree, father of Lolita the actress, had
some difficulty with his wife, which resulted
in taking from his wife's trunk $4,000 in
government bonds and $4,000 in green
backs, the earnings of his daughter, and
leaving next morning for New York. Heslso