The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-10-18
The south American War.
EXTRA SESSION In LOUISIANA.
Death of Ex-oov. Ritter.
GOLD 30 Is.

CARLISLE, Pa, Oct. lG.-Ex.Gov. Ritter
died to day in his goth year
| NEW ORLEANS, Oct. l6.-Gov. Yarmouth
will call al extra session of the general as.
sembly, 10 meet Dec. ], at Mechanics inst.
tute, in this city.
kEoKUK, Iowa, Oct lG.--A grand banquet
was given by the City Rifles at the Young
America hotel to Ma Gen. Belknap, secre.
sary Of war, last night. Maj Wilkinson
presided, and speeches were made by Judge
Clsggett Col. Mcdowell, Hon. John II.
Craig, Gibson, Browne, and many others.
HELENA, Mont, Oct. l5.--The military
post at Camp Cook is being abandoned, the
troops moving to Fort Benton, where com.
modious quarters are being erected.
Lisbon, Oct. ia mail steamer from
Rio Janeiro, has arrived The war news
from Paraguay is important President
Lopez was still being pursued. He had ar.
arrived at San Esta island, and it was
thought was trying to reach Bolivian terri.
tory.
PARIS, Oct. lG.-The Patrie in its issue
to-day denies the rumors of a modification
Of the ministry.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. l6.-A proposition to
subscribe 100000 iu aid ofthe projected
Louisville, New Albany and St. Louis Air.
Line railroad was voted upon by the people
to-day, and carried by about 800 majority.
MADRID, Oct lG Valencia still holds
out against the national troops. The attack
however, will begin this evening, unless the
insurgents surrender Internationally. In
the meantime the insurrection at Bereial
continues. Two Republican bands in Cata.
lonia and Andalusa have been beaten by
the National troops.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l6.-We have all
the counties officially reported but Bstler,
Potter, and Juniata, and taking these at the
figures reported on Thursday, Geary's ma.
jority is 4,842.
JoHN CoyoDE.
CNCINEATG, Oct. l6.-Oficisl returns for
Hamilton county give the following vote Tor
state officers; Governor, Hayes 1889,
Pendleton, 1924; lieutenant governor, Lee
STAG, Godfrey 1904; supreme Judge, Day
1876, Gilmore l9.499; attorney general,
Pond Is, 1853, Connel 1907; state treas asurer,
Warner Il, l52, Buhrer l9,0lj; public works,
r. r. Potter 1872, Churchill 1881.
CHICAGO, Oct. lG.-Admral tarragut's
condition this morning is such as to cause
strong hopes for his recovery. Unless a sud
den and violent relapse takes place, the best
results are anticipated :.
SAN FRANCIsCO Oct. l6.-W, W. II. Park
inson, Comptroller of the State of Nevada,
died at Carson City, yesterday.
New YORK, Oct. TO- Henry Bostwick,
boarder at the Salisbury hotel at Salisbury,
Connecticut, shot Mr. Hostead, proprietor
of the hotel, during dispute about board
bill. Holstead was instantly killed. His
murderer was arrested.
CHCAGo, Oct IA special dispatch
from Omaha gives an account Of asuppOsed
massacre OF q Government Sur ,eying party
under Nelson Buck, by Indians, south
twelve men, and as they are missing, i: ia
thought they have been murdered, though
no bodies have been found.
KEokUK, Iowa, Oct. l5.-The Gate City
of this morning gives a short biography Of
Major General William Worth Belknsp, the
new Secretary of War, from which we gath
er the following facts: The General WAS
born in 1929, and is, consequently, 40 years
old He graduated at the Princeton n. }.
College in 1913, and was fellowstudent OF
Hester Clymer, of Pennsylvania, and of Sec
retary Of the Navy Robsson He studied
law in Georgetown, d. c., and practiced as
partner Of Gov. Lowe. of Iowa, in heokuk,
where he located in 1851.
SHERIDAN, Oct. lG "A vein Of coal eight
feet thick, and extending northwest, has
been struck on the line Of the Kansas
Pacific Railroad, 10 miles east of Denver
and $50 miles west of Kansas City.
CHICAGO, Oct. lG.--A FIRE broke out about
one o'clock this morning in the rear Of 224
and % Larabee street, spreading to the
buildings in front, which were badly dausg.
ed by FIRE and water. Total loss sbou.
$4,000.
BALTIMORE. Oct. l6.-The Most Rev. NJ.
8. Spslding, Archbishop of Baltimore, and
Primate Of the United States; Archbishop
Allemsir. of San Francisco; Righ. Rev.
Bishop Vorot, of Savannah; McGill. of
Richmond: Wood, of Philadelphia; Domin.
ic, of Pinsbure; Muller, of Erie; Gibbons,
of North Carolina; German, Vicar Apostle.
lie OF Nebraska, with three priests from
Nebrsska, and number Of Catholic students
! sail from this port nshs goth inst, en- route