The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-19
By Telegraph
THU RUMOR ABOUT A
| MEMBER OH GRANTS
CABINET DENIED.
Grant will not seek a Rup-
ture with the Radi-
cal Party,
PROGRESS OF THE Gu
BAN REVOLUTION.
|
ARRIVAL OF $4,000 REFUGEES,
MOSTLY WOMEN AND
CHILDREN.
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River Intelligence.
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FIRE AT DESMOINES.
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An Earthquake in Wash
ingtOn Territory.
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EXCITING CONTEST TO RE-APPOR-
TION THE BANKING CAPITAL
OF THE COUNTRY
River Intelligence.
FIRE AT DESMOINES.
An Earthquake in Wash
ingtOn Territory.
EXCITING CONTEST TO RE-APPOR-
TION THE BANKING CAPITAL
OF THE COUNTRY

CHICAGO, Feb. ly.-The Tribune's Wash
ington special says: There is no truth in
the statement that, in accordance with Gus.
tom the President has allowed Mr. ColfaX to
select member of his cabinet and that he
has selected John D. Defrees for post mas.
ter general. II says no such custom exists,
that no such arrangement has been made.
The Republicans Washington special
says Of the contest in the house, yesterday,
on the amendment to the bank bill providing
for the redistribution Of currency, that such
a struggle has not been Witnessed in the
fortieth congress. A solid array Of eastern
with few western and southern men voted
against il, while the west and south stood
up resolutely in favor Of a redistribution as
proposed by this bill. 1t will give the west
over thitty millions more currency and the
south over forty.tive millions.
| NEW GoHE, Feb. l9.--Ihc Suns Wash.
| ingtOn special says Gen. Grant remarked
TO republican member Of congress to-day
that he would consider it an insult to the
party which had elected him to think of put.
! ting any men in his cabinet who were not
with that party during the war, or had not
acted with it since then, He knew that
| party had rights, and he should not allow
/ hi, persona, feeling TO interfere with these
| rights.
,r NJ" o%N, fe6' IA letter to the
! tribune from an American connected with
the revolutiouis's in Cuba, saws that the rev
oluuon IS rapldyspreadIne, and provisional
government is now practically in operation.
! 1t proposed TO have general emancipation,
! equal political right 10 all colOrs, suffrage
! based on educational and property Gualfca.
| tons when independence il sacprcd Tbev
hone TO obtain protection from the limited
Statcs with a Wow orevnrtnaIIv bao,,,;nr, -
member of the Union. MANY are das;r0ns
Of annexation. An sge8, will he in
Washington asking for belligerent r;gbts
! from the new administration.
New York. Feb. ia Herald special
dated Havana, 18th. SAYS The captain
general has issued decree under which all
Cuban ports whore there are no custom
houses Will be closed.
| A number of rc.capturcd Spanish have Ar.
rived, including the ex-governor of Bavmn
aud Callano.
Col. Quieros had arrived at Ji11ani from
Santiago, having Tough, his way the whole
distance.
Yilagero is at Jiquani
lnsurgent Cheerps constantly on the
| move.
A dispatch from Sogua dated the 18th,
says there is no sugar in that market.
beinsurgents have burned the railroad
at Lacruccs.
A dispatch from Santiago, of the 18th,
says, more estates burnt; cholera is raging;
% deaths have occurred, v~hAo many troops
"'o 1T the hospitals
Advices from Santaromo states 'hat sugar
IS arriving rapidly the lnsuFrecHon reduces
the crop by -V'gVo hoEshe1u'' NO 'oO"cco
can De procured n, - 80,
r. GlSP",ch rom ua'~eHinll,O! I4'n' says
No'' LOUIS rs, column mas arrived lro"' D"y'nS
WIN wiz, I''0og ", refugees, mostly "orne" ana
Gn"ute", ne troops were h"rraSSeu all
.hG way oy me Insurgents IH'I a column was
to leave on the 18TH to bring the remainder
OF the refugees from b&yma'
AEokCA, feo' p Inc weather IS clear
ana cola with but niue snow a nara tFeez'
l"E' 'hoI H'SH' WIN HV"'y ~ Nv" lu"A'nS