The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-01
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FoR THE DAILY ARGUS.

New YoeK, July 1.-The Suns Washing
ton dispatch says:
Secretary Seward has nearly completed
the negotiations for the purchase Of Green
land and Iceland from the Danish govern,
ment 1t is said he is to give )! millions IN
gold for them and he has aledady the prom
Use of sufficient support in the senate to Sc.
| cure the ratification Of tho measure.
Mr.. Seward is now having printed at the
government printing Office n yoluminous &c
| count Of those countries their population,
prea. resources, climate and history which
he will send into the senate with copy Of
his new treaty.
The four catholic archbishops Of the
United States print protest against raising
battalion for the Pope and urge contri'
buttons of money instead.
BosroY, June 3O.-The celebrated long
windcd gsldng, John Stewart, performed
the greatest ten mile time that has ever been
done this afternoon, at Riverside Park, hav-
ing trotted ten miles in q minutes q sec
onds. Best previous time being 2S minutes
81 seconds. The money pending was $3.50
against 81 900 ON time, the horse having to
beat the best ten miles ever made.
The reamains of Admiral Bell and Lieut.
Commanders Mckenzie and Reed were con-
veyed from the navy yard to Providence de.
pot this evening, and placed on the train
for New York The funeral cortege was
imposing, and consisted OF United States
marines and seamen. Minute guns were
fired during their progress through the city.
TORONTO, June 80. The retail merchants
Of this city have held meeting and resolv-
ed not TO take American small silver except
at ten per cent discount, and large at four
per cent.
The city council has been memorislized
IN favor Of granting aid from the civic funds
to Miss Rice, to bring ont servant girls.
DEs MONIES, June 30.--The second and
last Of the toll bridges was made free by
purchase to-day. The cost Of the two was
$4,000.
| About $4,000 pounds of wool have
changed hands during the past week at pr.
oes ranging from 20 to 40 cents.
| CHEYENNE, June 3C.-Gen. Dodge and
party left, for end Of the track yester.
day.
! Jim McNasser and Lee Stewards, who
murdered soldier near Laramie City, were
hung by the vigilance Saturday.
Denver CITY, June 3O.-The national
horse fair opened to-day with large alton
dance.
Forty.siX miles Of the Denver 4 Pacific
J Railroad are now graded
: CHICAGO, July DIR. Bishop, Of St
! Johns episcopal church, in this city, started
! this morning on European tour.
, a meeting of miilers was held at thu
: sherman House, yesterday afternoon, to in
stitute movement to encourage the manu-
facture Of wheat ct home Resolutions dep
I recatng all gambling operations in whea
and flour, and recommending that the mil
! lers in the various sections of country form
! themselves into associations for the promo
ton of their interests as manufacturers wer
adopted. 4 committee was also appoints
10 present 4 memorial
James Walker, pedestrian, began last eve
ning in State street saloon, The feat {
walking one hundred hours without rest Q
sleep, on wager of $1,000.
WAsHlSGToS, July l.-Chas. L. Robir
son, who has an independent side show i