The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-28
Grain Enterprise
CANADIAN AFFAIRS.
Iowa Land Swindks.
CIGAR DEALERS In TROUBLE.
sTABBINu AFrRAY.

! ST. LOUIS, July 2s The reported burn
ing Of the steamer Peter Baen on the up
per Mississippi is not credited by steam
boat men.
ChaS. a. Merry, the gentleman who built
the first bulk grain boat on the Mississippi
aud who inaugurated through shipments OF
grain via. New Orleans, proposes to build a
propeller to convey grain in bulk from st
| Louis TO New York, combining river with
through sea.going qualities if st. Louis vii
donate $4,000 in case the vessel proves a
success, if not he will not ask anything.
New York, July 2S.-In his speech yes
terday, in honor of the laying Of the French
| cable, Sir James Anderson said he had been
told that certain opposition had been made
to the landing of the cable. 1t might be
due to the same kind Of enterprise, perhaps,
to Mr.. Field and his colleagues; but he did
not care for that; he was quite sure the
American people would not be- unjust, and
that they would not allow any company to
spend millions Of money to unite two great
co ntinents together without giving them n
fair show at least. He believed that it would
be weak and foolish on the part Of the com
pany to ask for undue sympathy or partisli-
ty; if they could not work az well with ri
val companies, they had no right to the pub
lie support, and they could not get it.
Whatever the public sympathy might be, the
cable was therefore laid as purely CONNER
cial enterprise. Every right thinking per-
son trusted that it would promote peace !;
God forbid that it wight be used as weap.
on of war.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 28.-Yesterday
the grand lodge OF the Knights Of Pythias,
of PENNSYLVANIA, commenced semi.annuai
session. The proceedings are secret The
order numbers $4,000 in Pennsylvania.
New York, July 28.-A Richmond dis
patch to the Herald states that the motions
against the banks of Howardsvie, Scots
vile, Monticello, Phillippi, Pittsylvanis, and
the Central, Of Virginia, for an injunction
and the appointment Of a receiver, have been
set for argument in chambers before Judge
Underwood, in Alexandria, on next Friday
and Saturday, the 3Oth and 3lst of the
month. The suits are brought by Harvey
Terry against these banks, and there is
over 800, 1000 involved
Ii is rumored in Washington that Gen.
Candy is to be sent to Mississippi to super
is to succeed him in Virginia.
CHICAGO, July % Nine retail tobacco
dealers we're before Commissioner Hope,
yesterday, for selling cigars from unstamped
boxes, and held to bail for further examina.
ton.
Deaths in Chicago last week 2l8, Of which
Ga were from cholera intantum,
Edward Hays, a carpenter, stroled into
an auction establishment on South Clark
street, yesterday afternoon and after awhile
began denouncing in as a Peter Funk es.
adjustment, q swindle, &c. For this the
auctioneer and an employee pitched into
Hays, who drew large knife and stabbed
both in several places. The wounds are se-
we're but not serious. Hays was arrested.
Several additional instances Of swindles IN
Iowa lands have lately come to light, and
there is considerable excitement about the
matter. Thousands of acres OF these lands
have been sold within q few months past,
and it is not known how many Of the sales
are bogus.
The Rockford Forest City base ball club
yesterday PLAYED the Mansfield. Ohio base
ball club, beating them 80 to II.
A New York special says Commodore
Vanderbilt was yesterday reported seriously
i'll, causing considerable excitement on Wall
| street.
Several rich specimens of silver ore FROM
White Pine were brought to this city yes
terdsy.
MONTREAL, July 27 Yesterday aud to
day conference has been in progress here
to settle the basis of arbitration between
the Dominion government and the Prov
inces of Ontario and Quebec. Sir John A.
Mcdonald, Sir Geo. Cartier and other
members of the Cabaet are present. The
proceedings are said to have been sstisfsc.
tory and some minor points remain to be
adjusted.
A large number of emigrants arrived
here bv the steamer Capere, from sandon,
on government emigration tieketa passed
through here to-day. a-
A grand Lacrosse Tournament ;sto he
held here in September, in honor Of The
visit of Prince Arthur; all Canada is invi,ed
70 compete.