The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-17
UNITED STATES AND CONTINENT
AL TELEGRAPH.
France Refuses to Grant
q Landing.
BARON CHANDLER HEARD FROM.
Chic River Bridge at Louisville.
THE PEABODY FUNERAL FLEET
TO SAL FUA AMERICA.

New YORK, Nov. lO.-The Herald re
views the payment of specie payments, and
says: : Specie payment would prove fic.
tion, and probably We should soon have to
suspend again. The only safe course to
pursue is to leave the currency alone, and
TO let the country grow up gradually to spe.
Gle payments, in accordance with the laws
of nature and trade"
The gunboat Nantucket sailed from the
Brooklyn Navy Yard on Sunday, for Cuban
waters She was fitted up with great dis
patch, men being kept at work upon her
night and day.
The gunboat Pawnee, on which horrible
crueties were alleged to have been commit.
ted on United States sesmen, arrived yester,
day at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. No orders
have yet been received as to her destination.
Work is very brisk at the Navy Yard over
$500 persons being employed.
The n. T. Times special from st. Peters.
burg says: "A project for a treaty of ALI
ance, offensive and defensive, between
France, Austria ond Russia, has been sub
mitted by Prince OortschakoH to Fleury,
the French Minister, and sent by the latter
to Napoleon. The duration of the alliance
is to be three years, aud it is to be renews-
BILE upon ak months notice. Each party is
to keep certain standing army y
A Paris correspondent Of the Times says
"The refusal Of the French Government y
permit the landing of the shore end Of the
United States and Continental Telegraph
will cause the French authorities serious
embarrassment The question will be
brought before the Corps Legislatif,
and a fierce onslaught will be made on the
system of espionage established over the
Post Office and telegraph. All American
papers are subjected to surveillance, and a
copy Of every teegrsphic dispatch, whether
in cipher or otherwise, is kept in the. office
Of the Minister Of the Interior. 1t will be
impossible for the Government to resist the
arguments for the removal Of all further in
reference with the freedom Of postal and
telegraph communication.
"Miniater Washburne has recovered from
a severe sickness, and is attending to the
duties Of the Legation.
Senators Chandler and Ramsey are in
Paris. The latter WAS to leave about the
7th prox. for home, having been unsuccess
ful in his efforts to conclude postal treaty.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. l6 An appalling cat
| astrophe occurred about ii O'Clock last
night at the Gaiety, or Concert Iheater, on
Main street While the actors were going
through mimic sword combat, kerosene
lamp, suspended above the stage, WAS struck,
shivering it to atoms, and setting fire to the
| stsring. The flames completely enveloped
the room, and before the audience could gel
out two were burned to death, and severaI
were badly injured. The names Of the dead
were Younf Brown and Willie Brewer,
The building was An old one, and not oi
much account. Probably $500 will cover
the loss.
Major C. 0 Howard, nephew Of Gen
| O. 0 Howard, committed suicide, last eve
ming, by taking laudsnum. lntemperance
and depression of spirits was the cause.
| LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 1.-THE iron o.
the Ohio river bridge over the four hundred
foot span will all be swung by Wednesday
| The bridge will so far be finished by the ls
proximo as to permit construction trains tc
pass over it, and by the 9Th OF December
freight and passenger trains will be crossing
regularly.
| LoNDoN, Nov. l6.-According to new
arrangement, the Government will dspatct
the steel frigate Monarch from Portsmouth
on the 26:h, with the remains of the late
Geo. Peabody. The Monarch will remain
at Spithead for a few days until. Joined BY
the American vessel from the Mediterranean
squadron, when they will sail for America
1t is more than likely that several French
war ships will join the funeral fleet.