The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-05
By Telegraph
REPORTED FOR TuE DAILY ARGUS.

Ngw YoRK, Sept. j.--The city and sub
urbs were thoroughly washed with heavy
rain Yesterday. Several cellars were Hooded
in the lower part Of the city, but no great
damage was done In Brooklyn number
of small houses on the outskirts of the city
were submerged and the occupants had
barely time TO escape with u lew articles OF
clothing. Portions Of the city railway track
aud of the newly graded roads in GeowahaS
were washed away
The investigation into the internal reye'
nue. case in which ex.Colector Thomas +,
Smith is accused Of conspiracy with Rollins
and others, to deiraud the government, was
resumed before Commissioner GuimRn, IN
the United States District court, yesterday
Objection was made to Buckley, solicitor
for the treasury prosecuting the case against
his superior officer, but the court ovcrruled
il. Mr.. Courtney read letter showing that
Secretary MoCulloch was cognzant to the
proceedings having been instituted, and did
not countenance them. The examination Of
witnesses was postponed till Monday.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept "a woman named
Smith, WAS shot and seriously wounded this
afternoon by son Of a wealthy pawnbroker
Of this city TO whom the lady was TO be mar.
ried in few days. The young man escap.
ed. The woman was taken to the hospital
where she lies in precariOus condition.
CHICAGO, Sept. 5.--The base ball match
yesterday between the Forrest Cities Of
| Rockford and Atantics Of this city, result
ed in the defeat Of the latter by q score 81 to
| II.
Denver dispatch announces the retura
| Of Speaker ColiaX, Gov. Bross and party.
They were escorted by friendly Tito Indians
who accompanied them from the valley Of
| Arkansas to Denver
A Helena, Montana, dispatch says, special
Indian agent Col. W. j. Cutler, has conelud.
ed treaty with the Blood and Blackieet
| Indians.
A Washington dispatch says there is no
prospect of Il September SESSION Of congress.
HARTpORD, CoNN., Sept. 5.--The city
government voted yesterday, to attend the
funeral Of Ex Governor Seymour, on Mon
day.
New YORK. Sept j.-George French, n
negro, one hundred and FIVE years old, died
at Poughkeepsie yesterday.
VIM. s. Pennington, son of the late Gov.
Pennington, and secretary of legation at
Paris under President Lincoln, died yester
day at his late residence in Newark, NJ
At stated meeting of the board of man.
ayers Of the bible society, held Thursday
last, grants of books we're made TO the freed
mems aid society Of the Protestant EpiscO.
pal church, and to the American bible
union, for distribution by Baptist missiona'
res in Minnesota; TO marine agents oil the
New York society and the Brooklyn society,
for distribution on board vessels sailing TO
foreign ports Spanish bibles and tesla
ments for distribution in western Mexicoj
and various other appropriations Of money
were made for printing and binding the
scriptures in Florence and Natal. The Gu
tire number Of volumes granted was two
thousand and thirty.four and of money ap-
propriated, three thousand dollars.
Key West, Fla, Sept. 4.-Applicaton
to L. 5. district court for writ Of hsbeas
corpus in behalf of DR.. Mudd, Arnold and
SpangIer confined at Dry Tortugas prison,
, has been refused.
BURLINGTON, VI, Sept. 1.-The complete
returns from all but six towns, give Pages
, majority 2G,774. The six towns not heard
from, gave 200 republican majority last year.
Therefore Gov Pages majority will be
around $4,000.
ST. PAUL. Sept, 5.-The republican nom.
nation, on Thursday resulted in split,
t two candidates being put in the field. I'm.
a compromise is effected Becker, the demo.
4 cratic nominee, will be elected.
New YORK, Sept, 5.-Councilman Sean.
y mel and Joe Coburn got into a fight in q
' notorious bar room in Houston street. last
night Scanned drew knife and seriously
stabbed Coburn about the head and neck.
/ OF course there were no arrests.