The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-21
By Telegraph.
FUN FOR THE NEXT
CONGRESS.
BUTLER TO EXCORIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.
His View ON Extravaganza
Outside of Spoons.
SCHENCK TO REPLY.
And to Produce Damag-
ing Facts.
A Radical Negro Apostle
in Arkansas.
A FIENDlSH TRANSACTION.
Closing of the War in
South America.
Singular Suicide
at Niagara.
Closing Of the War in
South America.
Singular Suicide
at Niagara.
BRUTAL MURDER at MORRIS, ILLS.
INsTlGATED FOR PLUMBER.

WAsHINGTOS, Sept 20.-It is stated that
Gen. Butler will be ready in the coming
session of Congress to deliver a speech on
the extravaganza Of Congressional commit.
tees. His remarks are expected to apply
particularly 10 the Ways and Means Com.
mittee. of which Schenck is chairman.
Schenck is prepared, having secured some
most damaging facts against Buffers con
nection with certain manufacturing institu.
tions.
MORRIS, Ills, Sept. 2O.-About 5 weeks
since, Samuel Breuneman disappeared from
his residence very suddenly and mysterious.
ly. Last week his neighbors began to sus.
pect foul play and arrested the son OF Breu-
neman, who, after being confined to the
jail at this place, confessed that he and his
father in.lsw, Charles Morganlash, of Mar,
seiles, His, murdered Mr.. Brenneman, and
buried the body under dung heap on the
farm of the deceased. Sheriff Galloway
and Marshal Hopkins proceeded at once to
Marseies and succeeded in arresting Nor.
ganflasb, brought him to Morris, and lodged
him in Jail. On Yesterday large number
Of persons proceeded to the farm of Brenne
man and found the body buried under a
dung heap, as stated by young Brenneman.
A Coroners Jury was impanneled, and a
verdict rendered that Brenneman was mur.
dered by his son and Morganhash. Brenne.
nan was a respectable, well to do farmer
He lived about ten miles from this city, in
the town Of Vienna. The sole object of the
murder WAS plunder. The widest excite
ment prevails in the neighborhood, and
threats are many that summary justice will
be meted out to the murderers.
BUFFALO, Sept. 20.-On Saturday morn,
ing last, man who registered his name at
the Cataract Hotel, Niagara Falls, as Carl
Schurz, New York, proceeded to the Table
Rock at the Falls, placed his coat, wa'ch
and money in charge Of boy who was
standing by, and walked into the water q
few feet from the brink. He was soon car.
ried over the precipice and dashed to pieces
in the whirlpool below.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Sept. z0.-On Friday
last a young lady living near Desarc, Ark,
was assaulted in her house BY a negro named
Jefferson johnson, who, after knocking her
insensible by several blows from an iron bar,
dragged her to the woods and ravished her.
He was arrested and lodged in Jail. The
young lady is not expected to recover.
ALTON, Ills, Sept 2O.-Ihe great Ger
man Schuetzenfest, given by the Alton
Sharpshooters, opened here yesterday and
will continue three days. Delegations are
present from ST Louis, Milwaukee, and sew
eral towns in this state. Over five thousand
shots were fred yesterday, and the amuse.
ment is progressing in lively manner to.
day. There is great crowd present.
PRoyIpENcE. Sept 20.-The Commercial
Bank Of Bristol, which has been under the
control Of the State Commissioners, because
Of the Cashiers Irregularities, has been en-.
Joined by the Supreme Court, and Receiver
appointed to wind up its affairs. 1t is
State institution, and has no circulation.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Sept. 20.-Th9 En-
pire Hotel Fuller's hardware store, Heaey
drug store, and several other stores were
burned this morning. Loss 81, 600, mostly
insured.
MADIsoA, Wis, Sept. 20, j. Milton
Smith, the welI-known manager OF Horse
Fairs, announces that there will be Ma
tonal Horse and Equestrian Exhibition at
Whitewater, Wis, f.om the 18th to the 10th
of October, and at Delavan from the l9th
10 Inc q EN vi NCtObtI hSAt' 1'N'0 "'''
large amounts distributed in premiums for
fast horses and lady equestrlanism.
LISBON, Sept. 20.-A steamer from h1o
Janeiro has arrived. A dispatch received
from ASCENSION, dated August ID, reports
that the allies captured Ascurra and Pierbe'
bin. Lopez fled and the Paragusyans can
no longer continue the struggle Pro-
vincial Government has been installed a.
ASCENSION.
The above news caused great rejoicing in
Brazil and the Argentine Confederacy. The
war is considered at an end Buenos Ayres,
Montevidio, and Rio Janeiro were ilumin.
ated.
SPRIxGFrELp, H., Sept. 2O.-The colored
people of this city proposes to have a granC
celebration here on the 22d instant. tht
anniversary of the Emancipation Proclama
ton.
Daniel Drew. ". H. Vanderbilt, son O
the Commodore. aud other leading RAILROAD
men of New York city, are stopping at tn,
Leland House. Their visit West, it is un
ders.ood, is to inspect the Toledo, Wabasl
and Western Railroad,