The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-01
By Telegraph.


MILWAUKEE, WIS. Jan. 3l- Inc sleeping
and ladies cars on the st. Paul road were
thrown from the track by broken rail this
morning, three miles west OF Lowell. The
cars fell down an embankment 20 feet, land
ing bottom up. The ladies car took fire,
but was soon extingushed. Fifteen persons
were injured by the accident, but none dan
gerously.
ST. Louis, Feb. I.-Twenty-nine merchants
aad business men ofthis city, left last even
ing, for Boston, to attend the commercial
convention, to be held there February 5th.
A meeting of railroad, steamboat, and no.
tel men and citizens generally, is to be held
here to-day, to take action 10 secure if posi-
convention in St. Louis.
Mayor Thomas, yesterday, vetoed the or
dinance repeating a part of the Sunday law
SHRrNGFIED, III. Feb. Hugh Henry,
who was convicted OF robbery about a year
ago, at Quincy, has been pardoned by Gov.
Oglesby-pardon to take effect Feb. 18th.
New YORK, Feb. 1.-The \. Y. Herald's
Washington special makes the following
important statement The foreign action
| of Secretary Seward can avail no more;
another higher authority has determined
upon the course which is to be pursued in
| respect to the claims of the United States
| government upon Great Britain. am auth
| orized to state most confidently and deci-
| sively that the legitimate demands which
have been too meauly urged by the secreta-
ry of state upon the British cabinet are to
| he enforced at whatever hazard.
The new British minister, Mr.. Thornton,
| will probably be presented TO President
johnson on Tuesday. Although the address
es that are to he exchanged between the
| President and Minister Thornton may be
guarded and serene, the fact yet remains
that a speedy and satisfactory response must
be made by the British government to the
ultimate of the executive of the United
| State, or else a ration of war against
| Great BRIAN must eventually ensue.
The n Y Tribune's Washington special
| has the following relative to the same sub
ject, viz that all negotiations for settlement
of the Alabama claims having been closed by
| correspondence between our government and
that of Great Britain, the matter stands as
though nothing had been done between the
two government leading to an adjustment.
| There is authority for saying that :hese
claims will at once be pushed 10 firalty
with vigor and that the government wi. de-
mand immediate payment for the wrongs
suffered by our citizens at the hands Of the
| Alabama and other vessels, fitted out IN En-
gland under like circumstances during the
rebellion.
The N. Y. Tribune's special says: The
monthly exhibit OF the public debu is not ~
be issued before February 5th, owing to large
drafts from various departments, and small re
ceipts from customs and the payment daring
the month of aboutS30, 900, 900 interest en- the
| 5:20's and 1881 bonds on the first of Janua-
~. The treasury held Sl0S. 100000 on the
first of February. For the next three months
there will be about SS0,000.000. For the
next three months the prospect wall b. bet
ter as there will be little demand for gold
and by n resolution of congress the immense
claims for damages by the border states
have all been stopped.
Gen. Sherman leaves for the west on
Monday. going from here 10 Cincinnati where
he will remain few days, thence 70 St
Louis.
Receipts ofinternal revenue for last month
was Sl4,9lS,Sl9. 1t was expected 20 raise
SIS ,000,0 600. The receipts to-day, reached
Sl60.54l. The statement furnished me as
sociated press, that the internal revenue re
ceipts during the past year, as compared
with the previous year haC decreased $500,
000. 900, and the other statement connected
| thereto are false, ana malicious. ut Secre'
tary of the treasury knows nothing Of the
statement, although it wasrepresentel from
him.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Secretary Seward /
remoustrance to the senate against the abo
lition of secret agents states that sucE action
Will greatly embarrass foreign officers and
initiate against successful negotiations upon
important public matters. Some most i'm
1ay-a haa,, al iaH Inv
special agents and could not easily have
been negotiated by any other officer.
| LoNpox. Feb. 1.-The bank of Holland
reduced rate discount to3 Erie 81. Bonds
firmer.
LIVERPOOL, Feb,l.-C Cotton quiet steady,
sales 10 900. Other articles unchar ed
MILwA rKEE. Feb. Flour dull -ty xx
I0a 1920. Wheat duh 2.O6 No. |.