The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-01
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The Stonewall Disaster.
The Loss Of Life not Oyerstated.
Politics In New York and Wisconsin
Greeley and Dana make a Scene.
The PHILOSOPHER ALMOST FIGHTS
Burnside and the Sub -TreaSurerShip
T~ws -
Burnside and the Sub-TreaSurerShip
Crime i'm " ire,inia
TARIFF LAWS TO BE REVISED.
officers Of The Cuba discharged.
TR0TTING MATCH AT MEMPHIS,

AUGUSTA, Me-, Oct. 30.-Goyernor
Chsmberlin yesterday appointed Hon. Lot
Morrill, United States Senator, to fill the va.
cancy caused by the death of Senator Fes.
sender.
New York, Oct. 30.-Charles A. Dana
and Horace Greeley met in a street car this
afternoon, and had quito a war of words.
The Sun, to-day, finished every article and
paragraph with "Vote for Greeley 1t has
given MIR. G. mock support for some time
past. Greeley, when he stumbled upon
Dana in the car, abused him soundly, and
the latter replied in kind. At one time it
looked fair for game of 6sticuffs.
The friends OF Horace Greeley are conf
dent OF his election, and large numbers of
Democratic tickets with his name inserted
have been distributed.
There is rumor that the Sub -Treasurers
Office has been offered to Gen. Burnside.
Private letters from Europe state that the
trouble in Dslmata, will prove to be Of a
serious nature. The insurgents are deter
mined upon accomplishing their independ.
ence Of Austria, which power will use her
utmost endeavor to prevent any further loss
Of territory. 1t is rumored that Russia is
covertly assisting the Dalmatians in order
to weaken Austria.
The Herslds Madrid special dated yester-
day, says the government and people exR.
rieneed another ministerial crisis. The
difficulty occurred directly on the closing of
the candidature of different parties for the
throne and the division was caused by the
votes Of their different friends in the Minis.
try and Legislative bodies.
A private letter from Madrid says Spain
is in trouble with Morocco and war is immi
nent. The Republican leaders are charged
with stirring up the difficulty in order to
weaken Serano.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-Registration returns
come in very slowly. The total will proba-
bly, not exceed 0,00O-it ought to be 49,.
600.
New YORK, Dot. 30.--Tbe number of vot
ers registered i'll Broyklyn up to last night
was A, ,l37.
LEWISTON, Me-, Oct. 3O.-Four inches of
snow fell here last night.
MADRID, Oct 80 There is q probability |
that the Duke of Montpensier will be made |
a King.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 30.--The steamer St. Jo-
seph arrived here from below, this morning,
having left Cairo yesterday morning. On |
her way up she passed the wreck of the |
Stonewall about three O'Clock in the after.
noon. The latter was still burning forward. |
There was quite crowd of citizens on her,
who appeared to be wreoking her. No dead |
bodies were seen OF her hull, or in any part
Of the river all the way up, although close
watch was kept up for that purpose. Freight |
in her hold uninjured, but being stolen rap
idly. The safe has been raised. $4,000 |
worth of freight could have been saved if
tug boat had been promptly sent to the
wreck. I
RICHMOND. Oct. 3o.--The foundry and |
machine shop of Talbot Brothers, on Seven.
teenth street were totally destroyed by fire
tonight. Loss, 10000, no insurance.
The fire originated from the boiler after the
workmen had left the establishment.
VIM. o. McCorkle, prominent merchant
of Lynchburg, was mortally stabbed by
Max Leventer on the fair grounds yester-
day.
LYNcHBURG, Oct. 30.--Miss Baylor, aged
q years was found On Thursday near
Sharon, Bland county, with her throat cut.
n utETU huEoo Oi Siohcy IA Dou-
ford county, threw Mr.. Creasy's child into
the fire Yesterday. 1t was burned to death.
The nurse was arrested.
Ford's tobacco factory was seized to-day
on q direct order from Washington for al.
legged revenue frauds by means Of counter.
feitng.
Sr. LOUIS, Oct. 3l.--The friends and re.
latiyes Of the lost by the Stonwall disaster
are arriving at Neely's Landing No bodies
have yet risen to the surface. Sets of crap
pling irons have been put in operation but
with what result is not known. Explora'
tions have been made below on the river,
but no additional bodies found
WILMINGTON, Oct. 30.--All the officers Of
the privateer Cuba were to-day discharged
by the Commissioner, except David A. Tai
far, D. D. Monroe, Nicholas lsling, Il. Ii
Gibson, N. D. Phillips, Lewis French and
John Lynch, who were required to give bail
in $500 each for their appearance before the
United States District court, which meets
on Monday.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 30.--The trotting to-day
at the Fair Grounds for purse OF $500,
was won by Morrissey, beating Pilot Tenn
pie and Frank. Time, 2:202, 2;323, 2:323,
2:2s and 1882. Pilot Temple won the first
heat, and the third heat was dead be-
tween him and Morrissey.
MILWAUKEE,, Oct. 80 The campaign IS
very sctive, and the Democrats have some
hopes of success, though the State gave
Grant 10000 majority.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The arrival OF
prominent congressman brings to light the
fact that strong efforts will be made at the
approaching session of Congress to modify
existing Internal Revenue laws in many
and especil particulars. The general belief
Is that the present high tariff Of duties will
be greatly reduced. Nearly every Congress
man here, favors the thorough revision Of
present laws.
There will be an effort made to have reso.
lutions rsssed to print all suppressed i'm
parchment testimony, which it is alleged,