The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-23
By Telegraph.
GEN. PRENTISS, or ILL.,
NOIS, WANTS THE
BRAZIL MISSION.
THE TENURE.OF-O F-OFFICE
FIGHT.
Proposed Notifications of
the Bill.
Martial Law Abolished
in Arkansas.
THE LEGISLATURE OfTRAT STATE
TO ADJOURN APRIL FIRST,
Gen. CuStar not
Captured.
Murders on the ship James
Foster, Jr.
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TWENTY OF BRIGHAM IOUNG'S
WIVES ON A TOUR.
All Indian Agents to be
Quakers.
Murders on the ship James
Foster, Jr.
TWENTY OF BRIGHAM IOUNG'S
WIVES on A TOUR.
All Indian Agents to be
Quakers.
EXCITING TIMES IN CUBA.
EXECUTION OF RETOLUTIONISTS.

NV GoRK, March 23.-Seycral passeu-
! gers on board the ship James Foster, Jr
made athdavIts yesterday before Comm,s
soner Jones, Of Brooklyn, in which they
charged the carpenter with the murder oi
murder Of seaman. hsSs hhl.sIfS@'a Sisa ~, WIN '"e
other officers Of the ship were implicated
10 these murders. The first mate Of the
ship died at his residence in Brooklyn, Sun
day morning.
CHICAGO, March 23.--The Tribune 3
Washington special says that the debate in
the Republican senatorial caucus on the
tenure-ofotiice bill, showed that while there
was a general desire to relieve the Prosi.
! dent from emDarrass ment, there was decId.
ed majority opposed to the repeal. 1t was
! finally substantially agreed TO by all present,
that a new tenure. .ofoifice bill, retaining the
main features Of the present law, and eX-
cluding the obnoxious provisions, must be
carried through the Senate and probably
through the House. The proposed modifca
tIOns are that the act shall not apply in any
way to the members Of the cabinet, aud the
President shall not be required to make out
case on such pcrsons-that is he may,
during session Of the Senate, propose the
removals and appointments at pleasure, and
leave the Senate 10 make such examination
as it peases, During vacation, he may sus.
pend and appoint at pleasure, and submit
his action to the Senate within twenty days
after resssembliug.
4 considerable number Of Quakers have
arrived tonight, probably by the invitation
Of the President, to Con7ult with him about
Indian affairs.
The Presidents intention is still to make
Gen. Ely S. Parker, late Of his srati, com
missioner of the Indian Bureau, and 1t IS
known that he will remove at least three.
fourths of the Indian agents, and supply
their places mostly with Quakers.
The same special says that Gen. B. VI.
Prentiss, of Illinois, is prominent aPpii.
cant for the Brazilian mission, and as Mr..
Webb, the present minister wants to leave
for home in short time, Prentiss' friends
have strong hopes Of getting him in.
ST.. LOUIS, March pa despatch from
Gen. Knox, says that Custar and his com.
mand were encampRd on the north fork Of
Red River, on the 9th and all was well.
CoCNcrL BLUFFS, March 23.--Twenty Of
Brigam Ioungs wives arrived here, to-day,
on a visit to their friends in this city and
Omaha they are going from here to Wash
ingtou.
MEMPHIS, March 22.--The Appeals Little
Rock special this evening, says that the
Governor has sent his message to the legis-
lature, to-day, announcing the removal otmar-
tia law from Crttendcn Co., the last one in
the state: also recommending the re estab.
1 IL of
Houses have pissed resolution to adjourn
sine die on April first; also bill making
state bonds receivable for all taxes. Bonds
rose from 60 to go.
HAVANA, March 22-The Capt General
will review the troops, tomorrow.
In a skirmsh near Innadad, the rebel
Gen. Schmidt was killed. Two more plan
tations in that jurisdiction were destroyed by
rebels.
The journals here report that Monuacara
qua and Portre Ro Gallero hayc been burn
ed by the order Of Cayada,
Preusa reports Is insurgents, mostly of
high rank in the rebel army, were captured
and executed within leagues Of Irinadad,
but ADDS that the situation in that quarters
is more serious than it has hitherto ap.
peared.
The newspaper at Matanzas, processes to
have received intelligence that Florenclo Ir
iuiniz, rebel General has presented himself
to the Spanish authorities to receive pardon,
he says other leading members Of the revo.
lutionsry Junta at Vieia Claka will follow
his example providing their lives are spared,
and they will be guaranteed safe cOnductto TO
some port from which they may sail from
the island.
Hsytien news says that Jaluone was de-
feated By the revolutiouists with a loss OF 100
men, and eight cannons,
St. Domingo dates of tie 10th state that
General Superon and others arrived off
Porto Plata. The authorities threatened to
shoot them if they landed they proceeded
10 ST. Morie.