The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-04
By Telegraph.


u Is Stote0 t00t the fres1oent INTENDS soon
uoissus Proclamation to the white people
IN the southern stats, advlsing them to send
delegates to the approaching national con- |
venti0n.
A special message will probably be sent |
| to congress soon after re -assembling, upon |
| the situation of affairs in the sbuth, which |
the President regards as of the most alarm |
ing character. tfTt !
| Official advices at hand bear cut fully the |
| accounts received by letters and through the |
press. Ii is feared that reign of terror I
| and starvation will exist unless prompt |
| measures are taken to prevent SO great a
| calamity.
A prominent radical living il Georgia, |
writes that, if upon re-assembling, congress
will within ten or fifteen days, so amend the |
reconstruction laws as to permit, ma
jority of the actual voters to adopt the new
constitution, and also take the power to APP
point civil officers away from tho military
commanders, and give it to the present state
conventions so that they can regulate their
| own offices, that state can be carried by
from 10000 to $4,000 majority; otherwise,
the danger is great that the object ior which
| the convention assembled, viii be Adefeated.
The N. Y. Herald's Washington special
has the following: The house foreign com,
mission will bring in an appropriation bii.
for the payment of the purchase money for
Alaska. Several months will elapse before
thecase of st. Thomas and st. John will be
brought to final test.
At a meeting of Post No. /, Grand Army
of the Republic, in Washington, a resolution
was passed nominating Gen. Grant for pres
ident, ignoring political organizations and
calling national convention of soldiers and
sailors.
| Pontiac, ILL.,, Jan. 4.-The county treas
urers office was broken open by burglars
last night. Lilies burglar proof safe was
rifled through. 1t contained no money OF
Importance. The robbers left their steel
wedges, erowbar and sledge hammers be
hind, which were worth more than all the
money they got.
HAVANA, Jan. 4.-The new regulations
in regard to duties on goods, imported u
Porto Rico, including the list of articles ex
empt from duty, have been confirmed by th
new Captain-General. Eight months ne
tice will be given ifany change should here
: after be made.
, Silver dimes and half dollar pieces Of tn
United States are no longer to be admitted t
the currency of the Island.
MONTREAL, Jan. 3.-H. l.. Routh & Co
one of the oldest and most extensive firms i
this city, suspended to-day.
, Consul General Ayerill has returned I
Montreal after six months absence in tn
states. Q IS = ~
BELLENILLE, CANADA, Jan. "a part,
, of roughs entered the Anglo American Hote
Wednesday night, and attacked Daniel Sui
Ivan. The offenders beat him in a crue
. manner, and afterwards throwed him down
stairs into the cellar, causing INJURIES from
: which death insued to-day. One of the par
) / ties has been arrested.
ii PROVIDENCE, Jan. 4-Sylvester G. Sher
man, associate Justice of the Rhode Island
/ supreme court, died Sunday evening, in this
CITY.
: HARRISBURG, Jan. 3.--An elderly man
named Peter Sober of Reading, was arrest
ed last evening, charged with publishing
i and selling libelous iOok. Ii was a black
: list of citizens of Harrisburg, who were in.
! discriminatory put down as poor pay for hon.
est debts contracted. He was bound over
: to appear at court, as was also citizen who
{ gave hIm some of the names.
| The President is gathering all the infor.
D nation in his possession of the war depar;
ment, relative to the desttution in the south,
n | and has called upon Gen. Grant for a re
| port on the subject. Gen. Howard will, to
4 day, transmit reports from different comman
ders, in the south. Hancock and Ord advisl
the repairing of the Mississippi levee. am.
I Candy favors relief to planters by funds an,
I issuing provisions. taking liens on crop
r for security. Butler argues in favor of Ii
D necessity Of bill for the Issue Of greenback
as an Offset to contraction, that two pc
cent per month being paid in the west, ST.
per cent per month in the south for none
also that general taxation business is o.,
ing to inducements offered by the govern
meut for the investment of capital.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4--The Ticknor divorc
d case went to the jury this morning, and a.
: ter being cut an hour and n half the iur
f returned a verdict granting a divorce to Mr.
Ticknor.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 4.-The stern whed
! steamer Harry Dean, bound from Marriott.
+ to Cincinnati, exploded her boilers at ha;
{ past ten this morning, two miles below Ga
ir.lis and burned to the waters edge. Th'
following casualties are reported: Cap.
Sayer. commander. slightly wounded
1 Capt. Booth Son slightly; Capt. Burch Sc
riously, first engineer Crane, slightly, job
Howes, fireman, fatally, Capt. Biggs of Ash
: land Ky. killed and body lost Capt. Nortor
, of Wheeling, killed and body lost , one cal.
in boy fatally Munson, bar keeper, seriou-
ly; 7. Ryan, Washington Co. Ohio, seriou4
: ly; John Levisay and Harry Boyes, slightly
the cook and second steward are missing;
) five persons in all are supposed to be kille.
I The steamer Edenburg took off the survives
D and brought them to Galipois. The De,n
had heavy cargo on board which is toal
, loss. The books and papers are lost.
3 CINCINNATI, Jan'y 4.-Maj. Gen. Pope II.
rived here this morning.
r The democrats of this city chose delegaes
: last night to the state convention, TO be h,Id
| in Columbus Jan'y sth. Nearly all the wrd
. meetings declared themselves in favor of
: Judge Thurman for United States sena or.
A LONDON Jan. 4, P. M.-Consols 92a, moiey
s22 /. Account bonds 72l. Illinois S5S.
Erie 4S2. Market for American securities
fiat.
lao P. M.-Bonds q. Others UNCHANGED.
i LIVERPOOL, Jan. 4.-Cotton UNCHANGED.
, Breadstuffs firm but quiet. i.
! l:20 p. Motion more quiet, 40. Sales
reach thirty thousand, including 1900 to
arrive. Breadstuffs quiet. Extra state iour
, | 27and 6. Pork 30 for new mess