The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-17
By Telegraph,
SUMNER At THE WHITE
HOUSE.
SHANkS VISITS Fish.
INTERESTING FROM
THE INDIANA LEG
iSLATURE.
Chicago hIVef-
SiOnS.
Casualty at Cleveland.
A MEXICAN REVOLT
TON.
A MEXICAN REVOLU.
TION.
Indian Raids North
ern Mexico.
DEPOPULATIOX OF THAT
COUNTRY.
Terrible OutrageS.
GOLD ADVANCE,

NEW YoRT, May 1.-The Herald states
that Senator Sumner called At the White
House 10 see the President last week but the
Chiet usher having carried up his card, re-
turned with the remark that he would have
to remain Is minutes. Mr.. Sumner said
he would not wait Is minutes for Napoleon
NictonR, or any one else, and that when
Mr.. Grant wanted TO see him he could
send for him With that be withdrew in
rage, and told his friend that the White
House was nothing but Il military com
pany.
Congressman Shanks called on Secretary
Fish on Saturday. After waiting an hour
and half, he left in disgust, declaring that
in the future the Secretary might keep his
id old piscatoraI department to him
self
Important intelligence is expected from
Cuba during the coming ten days. Gov
ernmeut detectives report from various ports
along the coast the movements Of a small,
sus picious looking craft, and there is no
doubt that expeditions are still being fitted
out, and that arms and munitions of war are
still being transported from the United
States to Cubsus, and the Spaniards too.
A Washington dispatch says General
Badeau, second Secretary OF the Legation at
London, left here tonight for New York,
and will sail for his destination in the
steamer on Wednesday The impression is
prevailing that General Badesus
mission abroad means more than is Gov
cred by his present appointment.
SAN FRASCIsCo, May l7.-Late Mexican
advlces says thsta vigorous campaign car
ried on by the citizens of the States Of In
lesco and MeCheal outnumbers any engage
ments that have taken place, and in which
robbers worsted many killed The govern.
ment troops have offered but slight resi5.
tance. Three hundred troops from Sonora
ioined Pelacio at Elferte. The Apache In
dians have been driven away from Arizona,
making terrible inroads in Sonora, devas
ting the whole frontier. Reports from Chi
| huahua and Neuvo Leon are equally alarm.
! ing in regard to to the Indian depredsious-
/ The acclmated people Of ttheSo frontier
State. have already lost one.third of their
population by incurson Of sayage5.
CLEVELAND, O., May l7.--Emma aged
FIVE years, John aged four years. ,.chidren Of
Geo Graf and Peter aged three years, son
Of Vim Pegat, were buried by slide of q
sand bank ia several feet depth. The chill
dren had been missed and search was made
throughoutthe city but itwaSI Inot suspected un
Ill Sunday evening they had been oVerwheIm'
ed by the slide. The bodies were recover.
ed after being buried twenty eight hours.
The best time ever made on a veIocipede
was accomplished at the rink in this city
on Saturday afternoon Mr.. Fred Hawley,
OF Rochester, New York, making fifty
miles in three hours fourteen minutes and
thirty.nine seconds actual running time
CHlcAGo, May l7.--Lsst evening about
o'clock, George Ellsworth proprietor OF a
wood and coal yard on Milwaukee Avenue
went to the house Of an employee Of his
| named Albrecht, with whom he had some
difficulty, and taking q heavy cAairibeat him
over the head until be was reeking with
blood, and had sustained injuries which the
| attendant physician thinks must prove fatal.
The victim Of this outrage vas confined to
bis house by sickness and was unable to de-
fend himself.
About eight o'clock last night John Howe
brute who keeps boarding house on Van
Buren, street, came home drunk aud beat his
wife into a state Of insenslbility, and IN
dctiug injuries from which it is doubtful II
she can recover.
ISpIAHAPoLIs, May 1.-The Governor
il is understood, will not sign the specific
appropriation bill, as the senate amendments
we're concurred in by the house after the
resignation Of the democratic members, al
though the journal does not show any want
of a quorum The auditor refuses to pay
any Of the allowances contained in the bill,
and the legality Of the action Of the legIsla
ture will 20 before the supreme court,
In an agreed case in the senate, on Satar-
day, motion was made to adjourn TIL Mon.
day morning; Mr.. Johnson rose 10 the ques..
ton Of privilege and said he wished to send
up written protest against the action OF
the senate pretending to ratify the 10Th
amendment, and he desired to have It placed
on record. The protest set forth the facts
! in the matter and was signed by Mr.. John
son and three other senators. The Lieut.
Governor said it was not a question Of PRIV
ilege and then the motion to adjourn was
agreed TO.
New YoaE, May 1.-THE Times, speak,
ing of the recent advance in gold says -
Under an administration Of tetrenchnent,
J economy and revenue collection, the p'eni'