The evening Argus., 1869-11-30
By Telegraph
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More Custom House Frauds
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The Alabama Claims.
a II q a w Ro d d Il II Y.
A Mans Head Severed by a Railroad Train.
Richardson's Recovery Despaired Of
DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA.
Death from the Kick Of a Mare.
FIR q IN Tor H TX a, KAN.
Important Speech from tho French Emperor

ALBANY, Nov. 20. - Henry NJ. Dunn,
who was bitten by dog last August, was
taken with hydrophobia on Thursday, and
after intense suffering died yesterday.
Alex. Mcconnell, kicked in the abdomen
a few days since by Lorenzo Murphy, died
last night. Murphy is under arrest.
ToPEKA, Nov. %. The Richie Block,
occupied By Whitman q Co Hardware store,
Wm. Pinketons hat store, jig. Hope, liquor
dealer, the United States Land Ohce and
Odd Fellows Hall, vas burned last night.
Loss. 100000 The Land etiice was ent,ely
destroyed.
pAprs. Nov. 29.-There was a reunion of
the Senate and Corps Legi,ln,if TO day. The
Emperor WAS present and made an impor.
tsut speech He said between those who
would change oil and those who would grant
nothing q glorious course might be chosen
He announced himself ready to grant reforms
In closing he cOmpimented the United
StRtee.
LoGANsroRr, Nov. 29.-Between FIVE and
six 0 clock this morning, d freight coDduC-
tor, name unknown, Of the Toledo, Wabash
and Western railroad was instantly killed
while walking toward the rear end of his
train. In the act of stepping from one car
to another, the train broke in two, and he
fell between the cars, striking his head on
the rail below. the rear end of the train run.
ming over him, sevcring his head entirely
from his body. his head rolling down the
bank on the opposite side. His name can.
not be ascertained as yet. His home was at
Lafayette, Ind.
Sr. JosEpH, Nov. GA young man
named James Williams, from Tennessee,
was knocked down tonight while going
from tho depot to q hotel, and robbed of six.
teen thousand dollars which he had Just re
ceiyed from his fathers estate. No clue to
the robbers has been obtained
NEw YORK, Nov. 29.-Another phase of
the drawback rascsity in the custom house
is now under investigation by the district
attorney. These new frauds differ from
those previously discovered, in the fact that
the goods on which the drawbacks We're
claimed were ostensibly shipped, although
the packages we're in reality bogus, barrels
OF water, for instance, being substituted for
barrels of oil. The culprits seem TO be
different set Of offenders from those con-
cerned in the previous frauds, and so far as
is known, no officials are implicated. Their
extentis not fully ascertainsd. No arrests
have yet been made.
A. ID. Richardson is this morning thought
to be gradually sinking, and no hopes are
entertained of his recovery.
LATER.-The ball has been extracted
fnsm Richardson His condition is more
precarious than before.
The Times urges the transfer Of the nego-
tiatons relative to the Alabama claims to
Washington. 1t doubts the report that ne.
gotatons have been reopened by Motley. 1t
says, however: I'VE have reason to believe
that the British Government was officially
notified some tine since by the Secretary Of
State that this government was ready to re.
cieve any new proposition which the British
Cabinet might choose to submit. This was
u mere formal notification, but certainly not
Il reopening oft. 1t was simply necessary
formality, in any event
A set Of sharpsrs, calling themselves Tot,
ten d Co, having an office in William street.
succeeded in swindling about $50 laborers
out Of s. each, under the pretense OF furnish
ing them passage to New Orleans, at which
place they would be set to work at 1915 per
day. On Saturday, the day of sailing, the
Office WAS closed. Totten & Cotailed to put.
tin anappearance.
1t is stated that the French Government
which refused tonegotiate new postal trea.
ty with Senator Ramsey on more liberal
basis, has asked that the present treaty, which
expires on the lst of FEBRUARY, 1870, be re.
newed for one year. This request our Gov.
ernment has positively declined.