The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-26
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY Argus.

CHICAGO, March ga Washington
special to the Chicago Tribune says
The committee on appropriations, at the
request of Mr.. Cu!lom, of Springfield district,
took up the deficiency appropriation bill
and agreed 20 allow S30,e80 for the com
phtion OF. the Springfield Court Honse, This
is in addition TO s25,e00 allowed az this sess-
ion.
CHICAGO, March 26.-Alonzo E. Spencer
an@empsoyee of the northwestern railroad
company, was run over by a locomotive yes
terday and killed.
..Ieseph Rich, an cid and wealthy resident
Of this city, -eomanitted suicide, yesterday,
by hanging himself he was laboring under
. fit Of temporary in sahity.gz = "a
z "A bill was yesterday presented 70 de
ted States courf by james Grantsof Bav-
enPort add VIM q. sGoudy, OF Ghieag 90, on
| the part OF Edward n. Fanshaw, praying
that an injunction be granted against the
Chicago X Rock Island railroad company,
restraining that company from increasing
its capital and preventing the road direc-
tors from accepting the act of the Iowa leg
islature lately passed. x 49,
WAsHSteroN, March 2s.-Mr. Stewards
bill for thesadnission of Alabama, declares
the constitution submitted February 4th, to
be the fundamental law for the provisional
government, aud the officers then elected
shall enter on their duties, and the governor
may therefore convene the Legislature cho-
sen at sad election and the legislature is
empowered to resubmit said constitution to
the qualified electors of Alabama for ratii-
cation. When a majority vote shah have
ratified the constitution Hnd the legislature
shall hive ratified the arnerrdniert TO The
constitution of the United States known as
the l4th article, the constitution of Alabama
may te pressf ed 10 congress for approval.
NEw York, March 26.-The Y. Y. Her
| AIDS Washington dispatch says:
| AT the urgent sohcitation of Secretary
! Seward, Nc. Saniaer vii ! enaeavor te have
the Prussian treaty ratified Immediately
The n. Y. Times special says:
The postoffice sub committee have ascer-
| tanned that the department does not pay
Wells, Fargo a Co., and the railroad besides,
| for carrying overland mails. z "a -5'Ri
The senate IN executive session consider
ed the Prussian treaty-several important
an,end men0 are pending ,SIl .FessAs
CINcINKK1s, Ohio, March 26.--The stores
of h Cohen and Simon SilHrman,
at Poneroy. Ohio, were destroyed by fire at
| II O'Clock last night. Silpermon saved a
portion OF his goods. Cohen,s stock was
completely destroyed Twodwelling hous-
es adjoining were damaged. The losses
estimated at, $4,000; insured $4,000.
| Cohen was found in his store, shot through
the back OF his neck, and died this forenoon.
1t is supposed the fire was the work ofincen-
| diaries and murderers. s1se%
CHICAGO, March, 26.-Between two and
three hundred coopers of this city have
stopped work, to enforce their demands for
an increased wages. They have been get
ting fifteen cents a barrel, and demand TWEEN
| ty. ss -a.d3 n HtCfsC ?.
The contract for mason work on the new
Illinois state house, was yesterday awarded
to Barnard & Gowen, of Chicago at q rate
which makes the whole contract amount to
$l04 900. feG soE ~
William d. Clark, lately employed in the
United States Typographical survey at Rock
Island. has been confirmed assistant super
intendent Of the state house building.