The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-06

THE TENNESSEE ELECTION
SENTER ELECTED by
10000 MAJORITY.
Important Conference.
Spanish Account of Af.
fairs in Cuba.
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PROPOSED PURCHASE OF THE
HUDSON BAY co.'s TERRI
TORY AND RIGHTS.
REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT CHAR
ANTEED In VIRGINIA.
Negro squatters Defy the Civil
Authorities.

NEW YORK, Aug. Ga Knoxville di,
patch to the Times says: Senter is electe
governor Of Tennessee by 10000 maiorit,
Late Havana letters give, from SPANS
standpoint, an account of the rebel assaul
on Puerto Principe and the repulse. At tb
latest mail Rdvices the i'll fortune of the in
surgents continued. the forces of Jordan
Normal, Marcano and Tiqueredo havins
attacked simultaneously the Spanish detae6
ment on the estate La Cruise, Santo and
stco, as also those of the Palma Soriamc
village, and having been driven back at al
points.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 5.--A Herald spe
cial says: Sheriff Mayhew and Deputy
Stevens, of Norfolk paid recent visit to
laylors farm, in that county, for the pur
pose of serving writs of eiectment on the
negro squatters there. They went down in
a buggy, and on coming to the village left
the horse and buggy in the road. They
passed through different streets and avenues,
leaving the notices in every house, and when
they returned to their buggy were astonished
to lind the buggy, horse and harness decor
ated oil over with the notices they had lust
served. On inquiring into the cause of this.
attention
would be pad to these notices that the
military would have TO remove them. Tbev
offered no violence to the off GERS. but az.
sured them that no civil law was recognized
in that village. Thus the matter stands.
Mr.. Taylor is deprived of his property by
the military; and to recover it is referred to
the civil law, which is powerless in the
premises.
New York, Ang, Cit is stated that last
evening Judge Pierpont, the President, and
Secretary Fish, held a private interview and
resolved, OWING to the lateness of the hour
and the fact that the Judge had received
from the Spanish authorities soma Spanish
correspondence, which be had Transmitted
with reference to the late seizure, to post.
pone the conference until this morning at
ten o'clock. 1t was stated by those inter.
ested, that matters OF the utmost Importance
will then be discussed, and that the confer.
ence will extend over several hours.
Delemater, the contractor for building the
gun boats, is quite anxious as to the result
as they cost him $650,00 in gold.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug. 6.-Reports have been
received from Edgehed, s. G., stating that
Charles and j. d, Creswell who left this city |
yesterday, it was supposed to engage in a |
duel, met near Edingfeld this morning, and
fought with pistols The former was in.
stanty killed and the latter seriously if no, |
mortally wounded. The affair wac entirely |
of private nature, and is alleged to have
grown out Of family troubles.
LONDON, Aug. 5, midnight. the House
of Commons tonight, Mr.. Otway in reply to
a question from Mr.. Browning said, in con.
sequence Of recommendation of official |
committee the government had declined to |
fll the vacancy in British consulship al |
Chicago.
Mr.. Stansfeldt moved that tho second
reading of the Can adian bill which |
proposes to guarantee loan OF 100000 |
pounds for the purchase of the Territory and
rights Of the Hudson Bay Company"
Mr.. Stansfeldt stated that in order to facili.
tate the adjustment of this question which was
of considerable Importance in respect to
relations with England and Ameriaca, and
to promote the settlement. of the Territory,
her msjesty's government undertook it in
accordance with the pledges it had given to
propose this guarantee TO the House
Mr.. Monk OPT csel the motion, and moved
an amendment that the second reading be
postponed three months; Mr.. Dixie second.
cd it, he hoped the government would lay
down some clear distinct policy with respect
to Colonial guarantees. After some further
discussion the amendment to postpone the
second reading was rejected 60 to 10, the
bill was then read for the second time.