The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-20
By Telegraph.



fire occurred in Rutland, VT, this morning
which totally destroyed Champions block
Merchants row, and the surrounding build
ings. The fire originated in Champions
buildings. Loss on the buildings $4,000
insured for $4,000. The loss on goods
is heavy. They are insured for $4,000
which will probably cover The loss.
SPRINGFiELD, Ill. Jan. Colt seems prob
able that the contract for dimension stone
for the new state house, awarded to Fonda a.
MeLoughery, of Hancock County, will have
TO be relet by the commissioners. Mr.. Fon-
da is representative in the Legislature from
that county, and the 9Th section of article
three # the constitution prohibits any mem
Der of the legislature being iterested in any
contract with the state or county either d.
rectly or indirectly.
A man named Ferman, from Keokuk.
Iowa, was, to day, arrested, charged with
horse stealing In Quincy, short time ago.
New YORK, Jan. 20.-The n. Y. World s
Washington correspondent, ina personal in
terview with President johnson, yesterday,
ELECTED the following from the executive,
viz: That as the President of the United
States, bound by oath to administer the
government according to the constitution.
he had, in defending principle, found him.
self singularly opposed by another branch
OF the government, but he had faith in the
good sense of the people and modification
OF sentiment has ensued; the radicals have
made congress political monstrosity /;
having overleaped all bounds, save those OF
party and political ambition, they now keey
on hoping by conquest in the south this wear
to obtain power more than equivalent to
that lost in the north, He then referred t.
the effort to connect him with the assassina
ton plot and said the leaders of that move
ment are capable of employing any measure,
to get rid of him or shear away his power
The last measure of congress he said wa,
revolutionary; the proposition to destroy, b.
act OF congress, the vested authority of tn.
President as commander-in-chief is dire:
violation of the constitution. The bull SUI.
mitted by Mr.. Bingham assumes the right Of
congress to do away with the position alto
gether, if 1t chooses, and makes itself execl.
tor as well as legislator. The assumptions
arrogant, dangerous and destructive. I'll
there had been liberal, generous, law-abil.
itg sentiment predominant in the north, ly
this time the south would have been almo;
upon its legs again the vanity of the negroes
would not have been so fed TO bursting tbi |
labor, free labor, for their old masters shout |
be neglected shirked and lost; there woui |
have been no military usurpation, but civil |
governments in each state, and he was CO.. |
vinced that if every district commander 4 |
the south should be changed 10 divsia |
commander with his duties confined to a /
sisting the civil authorities to preserve O..
der. civil governments would be rapidly an /
speedily restored. In his Judgment Ii. /
speedy result of this would be the reorgan
eaton of the whole country. But it appear
as If congress were determined not to alloz
this happy consumation. A revolution, sue
as those headlong spirits seem determine
to perpetuate, may have, if suffered to 60 OF /
an effect more damaging than the civil wa
In response TO an intimation that he WI
understood to intend to exercise all authori,
veste1 In him TO repel these revolutionar
measures, the President said be intended
do his duty as to what that duty may j,
volve 1t would be premature, he said, eve
10 suggest We will leave special measure |
Tor special occasions, when they arise; hays
in the good sense of the army,aIi
certainly in the people ; in the Young me-,
hey Will not permit revolution to be accor
ollshed even though it might be necessar-
or the people TO take the matter into th1-l
OWN hands
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 2O.-Yesterdar.
sunday afternoon the Universalist Churl
ook hire dnring Sunday school; roof al
woodwork entirely consumed walls una-
ured children all escaped without iniurr
oss $s,OO0-insured for 5,000-originard
rom a defective fue.
MADISON, Wis. Jan. pa Grant Glib
i nearly 200 members WIS organized n
saturday evening. Horace Rublee of ne
tate journal was chosen president.
SPRINGFILII, Mass. Jan. 20.-Gen. II n
hreys, the famous confidence man, of 7 is
ED, who eloped with Miss Kengor, hst
ummer, to Cincinnati, has been sentenced ,
10 years Imprisonment. He pleaded eil-
to al indictment for obtaining money IN
Else pretences.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. Pa prize fight IN
'loody Island, opposite this CITY. yesterdy,
etween Dennis Reardon, Is years old, snd 4
homas Mccain, II years old, resulted I
lie death of the latter. The affair was cn-
ucted very quietly and no particulars re IL
ct known. 1t is expected that the inousst
the body OF McCann, to day, will thrw
'me light on the matter Reardou and *
her persons have been arrested.
\ flre at Atkinson, yesterday, destrorsd C
Re dry goods stores of Howard & Co., nd
reenbaum d Co. Loss about S25 90.
lsured.
a driving snow storm has been rag1g
IRE for the past two hours.
New YORK, Jan'y 2O.-The n. Y. Void II
IS the following:
Queenstown, Jan'y Is, 9:45 A. NJ
Have Just been arrested by the Brush II
vernment. Was seized on the Scotia. I'M
edlately upon arrival ont. Have told the al
erby cabinet that the American ultimaum e
payment of the Alabama claims ani re-
use OF American citizens, or war.
(Signed) Gro. FRAscIs Tp,y.
EVANSVILLE, Wis.,, Jan. 20.-The Aueri
n House on the corner Of Main and Court
reefs, was burned at an early hour this
'rning The building was owned BIZ DIR. tn
tchell, and was occupied by Edward Hill tir
ss on the building and the furniture, SIS