The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-09
Dy Ielegrapn.
The West to have increased
Banking Facilities.
The Recognition of Cuba
Urged.
CONNECTION ABOUT N. Y. GUS
TOM HOUSE.
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DEATH OF ADMIRAL STEWART.
ANOTHER TREASURY OFFICIAL IN
DER A CLOUD.
DEATH OF ADMIRAL STEWART
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF
NAPOLEON.
DANGEROUS ILLNESS OF VICTOR
EMANUEL.

PARIS, Nov. S.-An unknown man. while
prowIing about Compiegne, Yesterday. wa,
taken into custody. Upon being searche
he was found to be armed. lie admitted
his intention to assassinate the Emperor.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs is quite
ILL.,
NO further dispatches have been received
from Florence. There is mnch anxiety 10
hear from King Victor Emanual.
New YORK, Nov. s. General Dix will
probably be Butterfeld's successor az As.
sstant United States Treasurer at this citv.
Startling exposures concerning the opera.
tions of another prominent United States
Treasury official in New York are impend
ing. Atfidavits have been filed by Judge.
an ex'Ireasury agent, and others, charging
him with Systematic and long continued
| frauds. The Treasury authorities are search
ing into the matter.
At the Tribune office the Democratic ma.
jority in the State is estimated at l9,5OO.
CLINTON, Iowa, Nov. s.--As the steam
boat Victory, of the White Collar line Of
Mississippi steamers, neared the landing
here, at about half past I O'Clock this morn
ing, the main steam pipe burst instantly
killing colored man, from St. Louis, and
terribly and fatally scalding an Irishman, a
deck hand, and slightly, but not seriously.
injuring three others.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Nov. 8-Mrs Jerusha Yoo.
um was, on Saturday, indicted by the Grand
jury for the murder Of Cyrus Yocum, her
brother, at BrimGeld, in October last. The
evidence is purely circumstantial, and it will
be an interesting case The trial will prob.
ably come off at the present term of the
court.
BoRDENTowS, N. j., Nov. 8-Admiral
Stewart died here yesterday at 3;l5 o'clock
He will be buried in Philadelphia on Wed.
nesday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. S.--Secretary Bout.
well, General Spinner and other Treasury
officials have come to the conclusion that
the volume Of currency is inadequate to the
wants of the country The Secretary is
therefore maturing plan, which will be set
forth In his report, to give the South and
West sufficient banking facilities.
Senator Morton had protracted inter
view with the President to-day, concerning
Cuban and financial affairs. Mr.. Morton
holds that the recognition of the Cubsns as
belligerents is matter purely belonging to
the Executive, and he Informed the Presi
dent that, as he had full authority to do 80,
If in his Judgment circumstances warrant il,
he should issue his proclamation at once,
and not wait for congress to meet.
Secretary Boutwell, is still unable to sc.
cure q successor to Butterfeld as Sub
Treasurer at New York, ell persons offered
it having declined it.
There is considerable commotion about
affairs in the New York Custom House. An |
effort is being made to get Collector Grin.
nell out, but it appears that there is nothing |
thus far to justify the removal of that officer.
He arrived this morning, and had long in.
teryiews with the Secretary and President.
1t ia the intention of the advocates of the |
Memphis and FL Paso Pacific railroad, bet
Congress bill granting the right Of way to |
the road as soon as that body assemblies. |
No subsidies will be asked, enough encour-
agement having been given by French and
English capitalists to insure the building of |
the road without government aid.
New YORK Nov. 8.--The Herald's spe.
cial from Badua, Damatia, November, 7,
by the French cable, says: "Otfioisl tele,
grams state that the Austrian forces operat.
ing against the Dslmatian insurgents, at
aud south Of Catero, have, after considerable
and severe fighting, captured and partially
burned down the towns of Pobobrie and
Mains. The insurgents, Just previous to
their defeat, blew up Fort S,anievicb'
A Herald special from Florence, Novem'
Der 7, by the French cable, says: ellis
Majesty, King Victor Emanuel, is in criti
cal condition of health. He is seriously i'll
and confined to his bed. The medical
bulletin, issued to day, announces that the
King is laboring under fierce attack, and
that military eruption appeared on the sur
face of the skin, generally over his body,
during the past night. The King was duly
of the fact that his life was in
innger at an early hour this morning He
received the news calmly, and sent for q
clerical confessor from whom, after comph.
ance with the Catholic rules of belief, be
received absolution and the holy sacrament,
enjoying apparently the greatest tranquility
Of mind. During the afternoon it was re-
ported that the King was slightly improv.
ingn