The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-31
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New YoRx. March 3l.--The Heral

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special from Montreal says: The garrison
Is under arms and the volunteers all over
the country have received orders to be ready
for operations at q moments notice. Some
Greeks have been discovered in the Irish
part of Montreal, and the government claims
to have news of Fenian Preparations at Buff.
falo, and the st. Adams movement is said
to be for the purpose Of pressing the con-
sumption bill through Parliament
The Herald's Naples special, dated the
30th, says: Admiral Farrigut gives grand
ball on board the franklin to-day. The
United States feet will sail eastward at the
close of the week.
OMAHA, March 31.-The late snow storm
caused much delay in trains, and the FIRST
train through since Wednesday arrived yes
terday. In the mountains the roads are
impossible.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-The Presidents
reception last night was attended by very
large number of persons, including high
officials of all classes.
LONDON, March 30.-Midnight-In the
House of Commons petitions in favor of and
against the Irish church establishments were
read. Mr.. Gladstone. after calling for the
reading of the acts of parliament in relstion
to the Irish church, moved that the house
proceed to consider them. He declared the
time had come when the Irish church should
cease to exist as a state establishment.
Mr.. Gladstone closed with an appeal to the
house to take some definite action.
/ Lord Stanley replied, opposing too hasty
action in the matter.
Mr.. Cranbourne, the member from Stau.
ford, moved a resolution that the principle
of establishing the Irish church be settled
now aud the details be leh to the next par.
lament. The debate was then adjourned.
A bill establishing fogging in the army,
has passed the house of commons.
NASHVILLE, March 3l.-At the Franklin
House in Tuscumbia, Ala, on Saturday last,
Mr.. Collins, of the federal army, shot Rob't
Cunningham, of the rebel army, in dispute
over the Arkansas election. Cunningham,
fwho had drawn a navy revolver on Mr.. Col
lins,) was killed instantly.
SPRINGFIELD, III, Meh 31.-The success of
the city water works was yesterday demon
strated, to the great satisfaction of our citi-
zens. The water is drawn about four miles,
from Sangamon river.
PITTsBURG, March 3l.-A bloody riot oc-
cnrred Yesterday at John 0'Neil's coal
mines, at Six Mile Ferry, near McKeesport,
in which one man was killed and FIVE wound
ed,-one seriously.
New YORK, March 3l.-Messrs. Drew &
Fiske, deny the sensation statement that
Joy & Gould have taken $3,000,000 of the
Erie bonds to Akron, as telegraphed yester,
day.
DUNLEIrH, H., March 3l.-Michael Car
roll, employed on the steamer Gregory, was
accidentally drowned on Sunday.
BUFFALO, March 3lst.-Abraham B.
Mills,a canal captain, who murdered Patrick
Malone, in August last, was brought here
yesterday from Grand Rapids Michigan and
lodged in Jail. ..z
WASHINGTON. March 3l.-Senate-After
few petitions were presented, the chair was
taken by the chief justice, and the managers
and members of the house took their places,
when the Presidents counsel entered and
took their seats. The galleries were half
full Wilson offered documentary evidence,
including the senate resolution of January
18th an extract from the Senate journal,
showing the senate's action thereon, copy
Of Stanton's commission from President
Lincoln, under which only Wilson said)
Stanton claims to hold his Office. McDon-
aid was called and attested the notification
of the President of the action of congress,
and also attested the service of resolutions
of non concurrence in the removal Of Stan
ton by the President.
BUFFALO, March 3l.-Nicholas Smith
confesses TO setting FIRE to ls buildings here
during the past two months.
ST.. LOUIS, March 3l.-An Omaha dis
patch of yesterday says: The first through
train from Cheyenne since last Thursday,
arrived this morning. Several hundred pas
sengers were showed in near Hillsdale, 25
miles east of Cheyenne, several days. Four
or FIVE hundred men had been employed in
clearing the road. The storm extended far
west of the mountains. There have been
no mails from Salt Lake City since the 9th,
The snow at Denver, on the 29th, was near
ly feet deep. This storm is the severest
ever experienced in Colorado.
Gen. Sheridan left Leavenworth yester
day for Omaha, to join the peace commits
sioners, now en- route for Fl Laramie.
CHICAGO, March 3l.-Leut Gen. Sherman
and Maj. Gen Sheridan reached this city
last evening enroute for the far west. They
leave for Omaha this afternoon
The Chicago Journals Washington spec
ial says the McArdle case was carried up in
the supreme court this afternoon, and fur
Their postponed TO the next tern.
Gen. Hancock had another interview with
the president this morning to arrange the
details for the military department of the
Atlantic.
Gen. Emory, it is understood, viii be re-
lieved from the command of this district.