The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-19
SITUATION in THE WEST
INDIES.
Singular Affair at Chicago.
Conspiracy Against the
G. p. Road.
ARREST OF GEN. DIX.
Brutal Murder in Morgan County.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE steamer Port
au Prince brings Haytien advices to the 9Th
inst. Salnaye was still encamped before
Aux Ceyres, had the place completely sur.
rounded and its surrender was daily expect.
ed. Jacmel had been taken by Salnaves
troops without resistance. The steamers
Quaker City and Florida, both flying Hay.
tien rebel colors, forced the Port au Prince
from Geonoyies, to which port she was
bound. Thcy refused her all communication
with the shore, not even allowing her TO take
off the American consul. The Port au
Prince towed to his port the schooner Mary
Jane, bound from St Domingo to Boston,
which she fell in with on the 18th inst. with
her helm lashed and drifting about. Her
captain and two Of the crew had died of
yellow fever and the remainder Of the crew,
twenty men, were in a dying condition and
were unable to throw overheard the bodies
Of their comrades, which were found on
deck in state Of putrefcation.
WASHINGTON, Aug. lS.--LetterS from
Cuba tonight give glowing accounts of the
hopes and situation of the revolutionary for.
ces A conscrption has been ordered by
De Rodas. 1t is said it has had the effect
Of largely increasing the patriot forces and
the order gives great satisfaction TO Cuban
leaders who report themselves prepared for
active field operations, The discomfort
among the slaves is said to be increasing
and they are beyond control. They demand
their freedom from the Spanish government
and denied this, are Hrming Tor the purpose
of Joining the Cuban army.
CHICAGO. Aug. 49, Edward Miller board.
ed the Schooner David Ferguson about three
o'clock Sunday morning to quiet disturb,
ance supposed to be going on in the vessel.
The schooner was Immediately taken in tow
by a tug and carried out Of the river. 1t
cannot be sscertaned what port the Fergu.
son was bound for or what has been done
with Miller. The case is q very mysterious
one. and orders have been telegraphed to aIl
parts of the lake to detsin the Furgerson il
she puts in anywhere.
The captain Of the bark R. p. Skedmore
was drowned in the river last night
The insurance brokers and solicitors leid
a meeting last night and took steps prelimi
nary to permanent organization ior the
nrotec,ion Of home solicitors and brokers.
SAxFRAyCIsco, Aug. 1.-THE Directors
of the Central Pacific Railroad Company
have received information of conspiracy
| among some disafected men; formerly EN-
/. ploved on the road; to burn all bridges and
@ stocks of fuel west of the Sierra Nevada
mountains, in one night. The company ha
taken measures to Illustrate such designs.
J MADRID, Aug. IS The government i
taking extraordinary precautions to pTeVeh'
the assembling of Carlists at La Mancha'
a New YoRK, Aug. lS.--The railroad wa
A over Western freights terminates next oa'
?, urday, new rates having been agreed nPo'
bv the competing roads.
y Johp Bowen, auther OF the terrible Carr
y Rock disaster on the Erie railway, has mad
ID a confession which is published to-day.
n The New York Central is sending throug
a. freight to Chicago over the Michigan Cet
tral instead Of the Lake Shore and an ear.
u alliance between Erie and Lake Shore
~ probable.
h Gen. Sherman stated in conversation ye
a terdsy that the Spanish gun boats would N
~ be allowed to leave. and that an early reco
i'm nition Of Cuban belligerancy is probable.
lot Judge Dent prints very insulting let
ed TO Secretary Boutwell,, charging him vi
= heinz an aspirant for the Presidency. a
i" % further bis own ends with having Undue
ere Grant to oppose the Conservative Republ
lit. ans Of the South who are his friends. 7
on. letter is quite political sensation.
- NEW YoRk, Aug. l3.-Gen. John a. /
ese Was arrested yesterday at the suit OF 10
an Mitchell, who charges him with illegal j
nr;sonment. Mitchell, it will be rememb
ed, was arrested III this city and imprisor
Ab- at Fortress Monroe BY Gen. Dix, in
her summer Of 1866, and upon this fact