The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-21
By Telegraph.
hEFoHTED ron rHS DArLr ARGUS.


NEw YORK, Aug. 2l.-The s,oa-.o- D
olute exploded her boiler to.dav q, oi ise'
pia, Washington territory--5 persons t;i Iu,
| New YORK, Aug. fI.&Adyiees fror n'' Uu
Hana, ~ steamer, state that the exodus dnr.
ing tue summer amounted to so 900 persons
many OF whom lied through fear of cholera
IA Ju'y ana August There were l.5s0
deaths from that disease. -'o'O
Lorenzo b. Shepard, of the N. Y. World
ana Mr. Peter Cooper, died last week, from
yomit. Co. "''A' run
NEW YORK, Aug. 2l.-Two men at the
brooklyn navy yard, while under the river
IN diving bells, yesterday, were suTocated.
The air valve becoming choked. One of
them Is dead, but the other may possibly re-.
cover.
DUBUoUE, Aug. 2O.--The democratic con.
yyention,at West Union, yesterday nominated
Hon. VIM. Mills Of Dubuque, to represent
The Third Iowa district in congress.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.-The California
Pacific K. X. Co., to-day, commenced run.
ming trains to Dayisville, connecting there
with stages for Sacramento. Morning pa.
pers from the latter place are delivered in
San Francisco in the forenoon Of the same
day they are published.
The Central Pacific Il. X. have completed
70 miles east of Sacramento. Over miles
OF track was laid August 18th. The com.
pany promise to lay seven miles day, if
necessary, TO outstrip the Union Pacific, to
reach Salt Lake first
New YORK, Aug. 2l.-Peter Hanson. a
German soldier died this morning Of Asiat
ic cholera, at BELLEVUE Hospital.
Yellow fever is again reported at quaran.
tine.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-The examination
of the eolored zouaves for resisting, week
ago, while q company of them, from George.
town were on their way to the capital to re.
Ileye the guard over the remains of Thad.
deus Stevens, has been concluded. Three
Of them were fined for disorderly conduct
and 10 others were required to give from
$500 to $500 bail for further appearance.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 2l.-A boiler in
the Globe Rolling Mill on Front street near
the gas works exploded this morning, near.
Iy destroying the entire building. One man
was seriously injured. Loss about $4,000
BosToS, Aug. 81. 49, Faneuil Hall was
thronged to-day, the occasion being the re-
ception Of the Chinese embassy. Women
filled the galleries and men crowded the
main floor, many of the latter shook hands |
with Mr.. Burlingame and the members
of the embassy. The hall was finely decorat.
ed.
New IoRE, Aug. 2l.-John Kennedy
was executed at Canton, n. Y, Yesterday, |
for the murder Of Thomas Hand, in Feb |
ruary. 1867. He met death with apparent |
Indifference. He was condemned to be |
hung in November last, but in the forenoon |
of that day stay of proceedings was served |
upon the sheriff. and he was further respited. |
Hand, who was murdered, lived for many |
years in dread of death by violence, and adj. |
mitted no one Of even an mountaineering, |
except Kennedy. lie had sum Of money |
IN his possession but lived in n misery |
manner n order to avoid giving any one |
any inducement to murder him.
LAcoS, Ills. Aug. 2l.-The democracy
OF the fifth Illinois congressional district |
have nominated Maj. John NJ. Niglas, Of
Peoria, for congress.
DANBuRY, Conn, Aug. 20.-The dam con.
ncctcd with the large foundry of Harrison
d Flint, in this place, was torn away this
afternoon, by the freshet, carrying with it
the stone bridge below the foundry.
WASHINGTON, Aug, 2l.--The working.
mem organization have adopted resolutions
protesting against Secretary Schofeld's re.
cent order to pay employees under con.
troll of the war department but hours pay
for hours work, and requesting the Pres.
ident to rescnd the order, or take steps to
procure the opinion of the Attorney General
thereon.
1t is again rumored that the President is
contempatingt the suspension ofCommission
er Rollins, under charges now being pre-.
pared.
SToNlNGT0N, CoNN Aug, 2I.--At the
Masonic chowder party at Ma.
sons Island, near Stonington, to-day, 200
gallons Of chowder were served to some
1000 persons, composed of free masons and
ladies' of the order Of the eastern star, and
heir friends, from Norwich, New London,
Mystic, Westerly and Stonington.
MILWAUKEE, Aug 2l.-Flour nominal
Unchanged. Wheat quiet, weak; no.
l83i no. 2 l,7O. Corn, firm, fair de.
nandj 2,O@. Oats, quiet, steady.
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