The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-23
By Telegraph.
THREATENED RUPTURE
BETWEEN ENGLAND
AND THE UNITED
STATES.
The United States to be
held Responsible for the
Fenian Raids.
The CanuCks Growing
Chivalrous.
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ReTOlVers Drawn in the Quebec
City Council Hall.
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POLICE REQUIRED TO QUELL THE
ROW.
Town INIOOde Il
in Canada.
Montreal Inundated.
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A PUBLIC MEETING TO BIZ CALLED
IN CHICAGO IN AID OF TIE
CUBAN PATRIOTS.
A PUBLIC MEETING TO BE CALLED
IN CHICAGO IN AID OF TIE
CUBAN PATRIOTS.
The IrrepreSSiblc Cora
James in Court Again.
SAN FRANCISCO ABVlCES.
WEST INDIA NEWS.

New York, April 23.--Ihe Herald's Lon.
don special says the Post has al article on
the Cuban question, and gives currency to
the assertion that Grant desires the acquisi.
ton of Cuba in order to divert the attention
Of Americans from internal distractions.
1t says there would be no doub. as TO the
issue Of the conflict it thinks the acqulsi.
ton of Cuba would lead to the final aCuuisi.
| England Will uOuDuess uetululII, ,.t.,I
these designs against Cuba will be tolerated.
or aid Spain in retaining her colony. The
French press has agitated the question much
in the same tenor, and special meetings of
the French cabinet were held on Tuesday
and Wednesday. which resulted in a special
envoy being sent to London, yesterday, with
a dispatch referring TO the present complica.
| ton Of events.
CHICAGO, April 23.--Washington specials
state that suits have been commenced in the
| District court by VIM. McGanahan, against
che Evening Press and National Republican
of that city, for libel, in publishing certain
statements regarding the celebrated Nc.
Ganahan claim. The damages are laid at
$4,000 in each case.
Minister Hale has forwarded his resipne.
ton from Madrid, aud it has been accepted
by the administration, to take effect when
his successor shall arrive in Spain As Mr.. |
Sanford was virtually rejected by the senate,
to-day, it is very likely that the President
will make new appointment ut once.
Several women, white and colored, ap.
peared before the board of registration, in |
this city, to day, and demanded to be regis
tered as legal voters, cOntendng there was
no law in the District to prevent it. The
board took the matter under Rdvisement.
MADRID, pril 23.-The Cortes rejected the
amendment to the constitution, establishing
the press censorship and adopted thatprovid. |
ing for liberty OF the press and freedom to
public meetings and associations, and the |
right OF petition.
HAVANA, April 22.-The Herald's special
says q messen ger has arrived here from
Mexico with peaceful dispatches for Wash.
ington.
Congress was in session but nothing i'm.
portant was doue. Martinez was expected on
the coast ofSRclar from California. Several
Generals were in the city of Mexico holding
Gutierrez, governor Of Eucatan
has charged Cebellos the former Governor
before the Congress with having murdered
his brother.
Port au Prince adyces Of the Sd, state
the commander of the British steamer
Daris, demands satisfaction for secretng
the mails. He found two Haytien war
steamers we're going on important expedi.
lions and admonished the captains and,
Saluave and the latter abjectly apologized and
he commander was finally reconcied but
'tated this was the last time an apology
would be accepted. The Custom Houses \
we're closed, and provisions were held at
GhOrbitRnt rates.
A memorial Of Boston merchants against c
Minister HOLSTER had alarmed Salnave.
The insurgents in Jacmei District had taken a
hree towns and fifteen hundred prisoners.
iany were killed five thousand Revolution
sts are surrounded by Goanyes
CHICAGO, April 23.-A frghtful accident
ccurred at the Massasoit House, in this
lty, shortly after twelve o'clock this morn.
lg. W. c. kelean, an old gentleman from
Washington, Iowa, who came here yesterday
n business, and stopped at the Massasot, &c
eturned to the house about oclock hav. Al
lg been out in town during the evening,
nd retired to his room in the fourth story. m
little more than an hour afterward a pO- cL
ceman passing the house discovered him
ing upon tse pavement in dying condi.
on. He was Immediately taken to the ar t.
ory, where be died in few minutes after
s arrival.
The nomination Of !, r. Jones, of this 60
i, as minister to Belgium, was not reject.
by the Senate, as incorrectly stated in
e associated press dispatches Of last night,
It simply laid over, as the nomination OF
,nfoEd, present minister 10 Belgium, for
mister to Spain, had previously been ia.
ed, no vacancy exists in the Belgian mis-
on. AZ
A meeting was held at the fremont
ouse, last evening, to inauRurate some a..
an in aid Of Cuban independence. Only ne
few persons were present A committee, 10