The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-02
The Egyptian Question.
THE WESTERN UNION RAILROAD.
Gov. Fairchild Renominated.
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

WAsHINGToX, Sept Public debt
statement Debt bearing interest in coin,
S2l ,O99,363; debt bearing interest in lawful
money, SCI, $4,000; debt bearing no inter.
est, S4l0,474, ,273.37; debt on which interest
has ceased since maturity, 1861.
Total debt, principal outstanding, $2,jS7,
9,0S00l Accrued interest to date, and
coupons due not presented for payment,
SJ,SSl, ,479.03. Total debt, principal and
interest, 1886, Cos, ,s9O.3l Amount in
treasury: Coin, $l0l ,2l4, 9s6.9l; currency,
Sl2, 4,487 10; sinking fund in United
States coin interest bonds and interest col.
lected and accrued thereon, s$l40, ,20S. 80;
other coin, interest and bonds purchased,
$233, 1905. Amount of public debt, less
cash, sinking fund and purchased bonds in
treasury on the first ult., S2,48l ,566, 736.29.
Decrease Of public debt during the past
month, $j,6o4, 4,23i29. Decrease since
March 4th, 1869, $40, 500, ,9j8.5l.
Warrants paid by the Treasury Depart,
ment during August to meet the expenses
Of the government, were civil, miscelsne-
GUS and foreign intercourse, $780, ,42l43;
war, $3,j34569 90: navy, 1922, 1856;
indians and pensions, $ll,474,2l9.99. To
tai, $20,7S8, ,G52l4 The above does not
include payments on account of the public
debt.
WILLrAMsPoRT, Pa, Sept. John Fields,
who has been on trial here for FIVE days, and
who has twice attempted suicide, and once
broke from the sheriff on the street, was TO.
day found guilty of murder in the first de
gree.
indianapolis, Sept IA public meeting
was called tonight by the City Council for
the purpose of deciding whether Indianapo.
lis shall be represented iu the Keokuk Com.
mercial Convention.
The Abrams case continues in the Crimi'
nal Court to day. panel OF ljO has been
exhausted, and another 100 has been ord
cred. Eleven men are now in the box, with
two uncertain.
Another man named Conroy WAS arrested
here this morning for completely in the mur.
der of Dorney last night. 1t is thought the
killing was premeditated, and that Conroy
engaged Dorney in wrestling, while Farcing
stabbed him to the heart
PARIS, Sept. lin the Senate to-day
Prince Napoleon made speech on the Sen.
atus Consultum. He protested his devotion
to the Emperor and Prince lmrerial, and
gave his complete adherance to the proposed
reforms which he hoped were but the begin.
ming of new reforms he denounced as ir.
reconcilable those who opposed the loyal
application to those reforms.
Ratifcetions Of convention for laying q
telegraph cable between Europe and South
America have been exchanged.
trieste, Sept. IA serious revolt has
broken out at Tyranne, in European Turkey.
Several arrests we're made, and the Govern
ment buildings closely guarded. The auth
critics were compelled by the measures of
the people to release the prisoners. Subse'
quently conflict took place between the
guards and people, in which several persons
we're killed and wounded Turkish troops
are on the way to restore order.
MADRID, Sept 1.-The Government or
gaus state that the reinforcemcnts that are
about to sail will be sufficient to suppress
the rebellion in Cuba
LONDON, Sept. 1.-The News to-day says
when Chas. Dickens left this country on his
last visit to America, we expressed the hope
that he might do service in the cause of good
will. Dickens has not resigned this peace
iuI mission. NOtnluR Gouiu po IA St''N'
taste and feeling than his hearty speech at
the banquet on Monday evening. His wide
and intimate knowledge Of his countrymen
enables him to express the admiration and
esteem which the Harvard men earned Tor
themselves in England. Wehope there will
be a match in America, and are certain the
Oxtords will be as heartily welcomed as the
Harvards were here.
CoSsrASTrSoPLE, Sept. IA messenger
has left this city with the Sulten's reply 10 q
letter OF the Viceroy of Egypt. Ii 'is re.
ported the Sultan expressed satisfaction
With the Pacha's assurances of LOYALTY. but
commands him to sell or transfer 10 the
Turkish Government the iron clads and
breech leaders ordered in Europe. and keep
his forces within prescribed limits. aba,e
taxation, publish bis annual budget, and ah.
stain frem negotiations with foreign govern.
| ments.
New YoRK, Sept. Some of the frac,
tioual currency furnished by the New York
Bank Note Company is said to be SO badly
| printed as TO be unfit for use.
The great sensation Of Wall street ID the