The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-12-29
NO CHANGE OF POLICYAS TO CUBA
Resignation Of ASs't Secretary Of Treasury.
THE xMoondE TAX.
Heavy Bank Defalca alton.
AsALT LAKE SUSPENSION.
Cuban RLbels duiilotined.
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The Worlds Fair at Ct, Louis.

seHt neuCe that The Administration had de
cided 10 change It's policy respecting Cubs
10 without any foundation in fact. Neithe
the President nor Secretary Fish, nor Sen
ator Sumner. has indicated TO anyone
a willingness to accord beligerent rights I,
the Cubans At present.
Judge Richardson, Assistant Secretary o
the Treasury, will leave here on Sa,urda
for his home in Boston, having positiyel,
decided 10 resign. President Grant and /
number OF Senators and members Of Con
gre5s have strongly urged the Judge to ro
ma'u, but he regards the salary as entirel,
inadequate and scarcely enough to pay his
board.
a strong effort is being made TO induce
| Commissioners Delano to recommend n re-
dncton of the income iay TO three instead
Of five per cent. He may be induced TO dc
1t after 1870, provided the tax is continued
a recent dispatch from Minister Mole,
states that no indications are given BY the
British government for reopening the Ala
bama claims question, or is there any dis
poslnon to renew negotiations. Mr.. Mot,
ley is of opinion that the luat,er will have
to be pressed By our government
ST PAUL, Mimi, Dec. PA letter dated
81 Norben, 2Gh Of December, says: "The
| Canada party, who had been arming and
gathering for some days at DR.. Schultz q
establishment, were ordered by the insur
gents to surrender, and they refused. More
time was granted them, aud they finally sur
rendered aud were marched tc isII, where
they now remain. On the insurgents taking
Fort Garry, Gov Mcrsvish urgently re.
queste7 the iusurgent leaders to disband
their men and prevent trouble, but they
refused TO do so"
Gov. McDouEai's family has arrived here
from Pembins en- route to Canada and will
be joined in few days by him.
CHARLESTON, Dec. % Sc zen Spanish
gunboats from New York for CubG nut in
here to dey.
MARSHALLrOwH, Iowa, Dec. 2s.-The
Central Iowa Railroad is now open from here
to AckIey, and trains run daily, making
close connections. A free excursion over
the line is to take place next Monday, and a
grand opening celebration will be held mere
on that dGy.
Cry or MEXICO, Dec. 2O.--Mr. Seward
and party arrived at Pueb!a on the ls.h,
the historic remains for which the place is
celebrated. On Dist they visit the monu.
men.s Of Cholerla They will 70 next to
Orlzaba, where 'hey will arrive oD the 23d.
Minister Nelson accompanied the party on
this excursion. Mr.. Seward sails from Vera
Cruz for Havana on the English steamer,
on January ?.
Several unlmportant pronuncIamentas are
reported. The Government troops have
gained several victories over bands of nal
contents, and the most formidable of these
are taking TO the mountains
New YORK, Dec 28.--The statement to
the effect that irregularities have been dis
covered in the Merchants Exchange Ma
tional Bank proves TO be true. A commit.
tee now in session have discovered SO far a
deficit Of $l50,O0O, aud the amount will
probably prove much larger. So tar, no
names o. delinquent parties have been made
known. The bank claims to be fully able
to meet the deialcaton.
The Evening Post places the loss of the
Merchants Exchange Bank by the irregu.
larites Of Cashier Oakley, at 100000
OMAHA, Dec. IS Omaha is alive TO
building railroads. The Omaha aud North.
western Railroad, running north. and the
Omaha and Southwestern, running south,
will be completed 20 miles in few days
Three hundred Cinnamon passed through |
here yesterday for Texas, where they are to
work on the Galveston and Texas Rail
road.
The Mormons are in great CONSERVATION, |
not being pleased with their new President |
Rumor says the Mercatile Cooperative
Union Of Salt Lake City has suspended
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 28.-Nsvigation was
fully resumed to-day. Several steamers left |
for the South Weather clear aud mild.
HAVANA, Dec. 28.--Jose Oresqetur and
Jose Rubo, convicted ofattempting to incte
among the Catalan volunteers,
we're sentenced and guillotined on Christmas
lay.
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-The Times, in an ar
icle considering the claims of the Amer,
IAN government against England says:
The case Of the Alabama il the only
plausible one presented, and even then the
ault is due 10 the Union cruisers for per
hitting her escape. England, therefore,
iced not lear the resumption of negotis
ions, or the reference Of the claims to an
arbitrator"
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 28.-The Worlds Fair
Association met last uight, and resolved to
out the thing through with an appeal to
congress for aid, aud appointed a commit
ee TO draft articles Of corporation, with a
apital Of one million dollars, to be submit.
ed 10 mass meeting Of the citiz Us on
ext Monday night, when, it is hoped, the
ull amount viii be subscribed. The State
5 also to be asked for $3.50, 900, and the
itv for the same amount.
F. G. Hutchinson, Of Jerseyville, Ill.,, was
srroted by three men, yesterday, and rob
ed Of watch, chain and so in money.
Nearly five hundred Chinese, from Cali
ornia, will arrive here to night They will
N nmedietely proceed to Texas, to work on
sllrosds
FogEsr, Ohio. Dec 28.-The citizens Of
mount Blanchard, village seven miles north ,
{ here, were startled from their elumbers at ,
n early hour this morning By the cry Of
re. The dry good store aud grocery off. S
henderson Il Co. had been entered bv bur,
lars. the safe broken open, and nearly
5000 taken therefrrtn, and the house then
e. on FIRE. The building, with the contents
'ere burned TO the ground. The estimated
oss by the FIRE s $4,000 on which there is
n insurance $4,000. This is the mos.
sstardly and destructive robbery and FIRE
hat has occurred in this vicinity for many