The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-01
DISSOLUTION OF A
STEAMSHIP COM
PANY.
The Springfield Hydro
phobia Case.
POISONING CASE AT JAMES
VILE.
General Intelligence.

SPRINGFIELD, H., April jO.--Mr kchari
Evans, oil Lincoln, Ill.,, who has IN hls pos
session mad stone, which be says has beer
III his family 200 years, is here in attendsDc,
on the boy Lindivy. 1t is reported tha
since the application Of the stone to the old
wound, the boy has had no psroxysms.
MADRID, April 30.-ln the Cortes, Cuestas
proposed an amendment to the new Cousu
tuition, recognizing the Catholic as the ouy
religion OF the country. 1t was rejected
LOUISVILLE, April 30.-The Sheriff re
ceiyed, 10 day, reprIve for thirty days,
granted by Gov. Stevenson TO John COnley,
| the negro whose execution was TO have tax.
en- place during the day. Conley will be
hung at the expiration OF his reprieve, with.
out further clemency. The interference OF
the United States Courts in this case eliciis
much surprise.
JASRsvILLE, April 3O.-The wife Of DR..
VIM p. Ddyail died suddenly, at : o'clock
Yesterday morning, at the borden House.
An inquest was held and "a post m0rtem ex
animation made. The verdict of the jury
is that she died from the effects of poison
taken into the stomach, Considerable
excitement prevails, which will be increased
by the result Of the investigation.
WAsHINGToN, April 3O.-Ihe Secretary
of the Navy received o letter to-day from a
gentleman residing IL Havana, and who is
largely interested in trade on the Island Of
Cuba, IN which he states that if the United
States will only keep their hands of, and
allow the Spanish authorities TO deal with
the insurgents in their own way, the rebel.
lion will be speedily suppressed, On the
other hand, the agents OF the insurgents, now
here, urge our government TO interpOse and
put stop to the crueties and tortures in
tiicted by the Spanards upon all classes
who do not sympathize with their cause.
The government has Informed the agents Of
the insurgents that it has large quantity
OF munitions of war of all kinds, which they
or anybody else can have by paying for
them.
Sr. LOUIS, April 30.-At the funeral Of
D. d. Page yesterday, eight Of his success.
sors in the Mayorality acted as pail bearers,
one of whom held the office thirty years ago
The Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship
Company has dissolved, and its creditors
are 10 sell five boats, all that remain out OF
twenty.four, with which the company com.
menced
WuNrNGroH, April 3O.-H. Y. Clinton,
dLids W. Bentley, arrested in this city soioe
time ago for forgery, has been identified by
Detective John +, Rittenhouse, and was to.
day surrendered I;o the Inter on q requi-
sition from the Governor of Illinois on the
Governor of this State. He will be taken
to Champaign, Illinois, the scene of his last
crime, for trial.
BERLIN, May THE international con
ference TO promote the care of the wounded
in time of war, which has been in session
in this city for several days, adopted an ad
dress to the people Of the United States. In
this document the members Of the confer
ence express regret that no representation
from the United States had been present
during the proceedings, but we are con.
vinced that that great and noble nation, the
foremos, in the world, which has rendered
such great service in the work of humanity,
sympsthizes deeply with this movement.
The address is signed by forty delegates,
among them the Turkish Embassador to
Prussia. The conference has ordered cop
les of the report Of i,s sttings to be sent TO
America with The address.