The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11
| By Telegraph.
n EGOTIATIONS WITH
SPAIN FAIL Oh CUBAN
INDEPENDENCE.
Escape of Cuban Prisoners.
THE SITUATION IN VIRGINIA.
RESULT OF THE ELEC-
TION TO BE PRO-
MULGATED.
Albany Il Susquehannah Rail-
road War.
Martial Law Threatened
i'm the District.
Meeting of the National
Labor Convention.
A DRUGGIST POISONS A WHOLE
FAMILY.
Larger Family than Grants.
PEACH NT!LLENIIM In NEW YORK.
Gaming of Ix-aeeretary Seward.
THE TURNFEST AT CHICAGO.
A Larger Family than Grants.
PEACH NI!LLENlUM In NEW YORK,
Gaming of 1x-seeretary Seward.
THE TURNFEsT AT CHICAGO.
Closing Exercises.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. lo.-Gov. Hoffman
arrived here at 10 o'clock to night, and i'm
medately telegraphed to the sherifs along
the line OF the Albany & Susquebanna rail.
road, directing that tho military should not
interfere except when absolutely necessary
for tho preservation of order. In view o
the conflicting judicial orders, the sherffs
must not assume to decide which ote tc
obey. but whenever either party is in actual
possession of any office or property of the
Albany & Susquehanna railroad, claiming
to hold the same under any judicial order,
such party shall be protected in its posses,
sion until the question is finally adjudlcated.
Gov, Hoffman declares that if an interrup.
ton to public travel continues, and tumuf,
riot and resistance to the authorities becomes
imment, he will declare the whole district
in state of insurrecsion, and will take pos
session of the road.
SAN FRANCIsco, Aug. LA society Of
California pioneers nave purchased cane
valued at 81 900, which they intend to pre-.
sent to W. II. Seward upon his return from
Alaska. The head Of the cane is composed
of Al triangular pieces Of gold-besrine
quartz from different mines Of the state. :.
UTICA. N. Y, Aug. ll.--A woman named
Eliza johnson died suddenly in the office
of DR.. Nathan Bingham Of this city to-day.
The evidence before the Coroner's jury ia
such that DR.. Bingham has been arrested
on the charge of causing her death while at
tempting to perform abortion.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug. l0.-FiTe hun
dred persons belonging to the Lyman family,
and representing dozen states and Canada
held family gathering to day, at Mt. Tom,
| Rev, DR.. LYMAN Colman, of Lafayette &C
lege, Easton, Pa, delivered the geneologlcaI
address, and a characteristic letter from
| Henry Ward Beecher was read,
New YORK, Aug. l0.--The Herald says
the new commander of our feet on Cuban
station is an earnest sympathizer with the
Cuban movement.
| The World says: Paul Forbes, OF thli
city, sent to Madrid by the administration
as confidential government agent, IN associ
alton with Gen. Sickles, place for when
his former intimacy with Prim especial,
qualities him. Full priv ate directions ar
given to Forbes and formal instructions t
Sickles' Both arrive at the single point
endeavoring to Induce Spain to coneede po
litical sovereignty to Cubans On condition G
the latter pedg.ng themselves to paySpain
certain sum of money, to be in some N anne
guaranteed by the United States. The pla
was heartily approved by Mr.. Lemus, Il
Cuban agent in this country. A speci
from Washington says Sickles has tel
graphed Fish this proposition was reiecte
; Its believed by friends of Bowers, Beel
. man & Co. they will be able to pay hui
: dred cents on the dollar.
II Twenty Cuban prisoners escape fro
F Fernando, Pa, three arrived On che Jaws