The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-10-30
In Il i an a fairs.
The Spanish Throne
Minister McMahon's Course Approved
WHY RH WAS RECALLED

WAS iu conversation with Sec'y Fish yester
| day on Paraguayan matters. 1t is reported
that Minister McMahon's 8 course in Paraguay
is approved by the State Department, and
it is even intimated that he may be returned
to his late position. His recall was ordered
| by Mr.. Wsshburne, it is said, while Secretary
of State, in retaliation for his being appoint.
ed to succeed c. A. Washburne, the late
Secretary's s brother.
In his forthcoming report, the Commis
sioner of Indian Affairs will, it is under.
stood, take ground agains. the system of
making treaties with Indian tribes, and ad.
yocate the adoption OF plan somewhat
similar TO one in use in Canada.
But $4,000 or S., ,000 of the $25, 900 ap.
proprated by Congress to pay expenses of
the Commission have been used, and there
still remains on hand considerable portion
of the two million dollars appropriated to
feed these Indians, with whom no treaties
were made.
MADRID, Oct. 29.-There have been sew,
eral preliminary meetings OF the members
of the different parties in the Cortes today,
to discuss the question of the choice of q
monarch. At that Of the unonist deputies,
every member save two voted against the
Duke Of Genoa. At the meeting of the
Progressionists and democrats, lO2 voted
for the Duke of Genoa, and for the Duke
of Montpensier. Judges say that in the
Cor,es itself, l66 out of 2O9 Monarchists
will vote for the Duke of Genoa.
WHEELING, W. Va, Oct. 29.-Election
returns come in very slowly thus far. Only
the towns reached by telegraph have been
heard from. Wood and Harrison counties,
heretofore republican, have elected demo.
cratic delegates by majority ranging from
100 to 200. The official vote Of Wheeling
City and Ohio county shows democratic
gain of over 200 over the presidential eec
ton last fall, but as compared with the elec.
ton for delegate two years ago it shows
democratic loss of about 400
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 29.-The following is as
complete a list Of the saved from the terrible
disaster to the Stonewall, as can be ascer,
tained at present:
.,Saved-Geo W Fulton, Jno II Lyon, Ed
ward Fulkerson, L P Watson, Chas Will.
Jams, oil of St Louis; r A Phelps, of
Shreveport, La; David Schultz, of Maysville,
KY; Miss Huynson, of Jefferson; W Cook,
i
l. L Joan, NJ Marx, NJ Brenn, j Swan, d
Jones, Mr.. Boure, of New Orleans; W Cook,
W Leveness, Hurren, j Stewart, J Con
way, Michael Kinney, William Kenney, Geo
Helmorauss, Louis, George and Nick Peret,
D Peri and wife, N FL Mooheny, L Swan,
James Swartz, Mr.. Harman, Conross,
James Griffin, John Pearce, Dennis Moriar.
ty, DR. A w Washburn, DR. S Duness, /
Ii Carroll, Mr. McSweness, Mike Bresner,
W s Cook, of Virginia; J Lezone, Geo Ed.
nburg.
Mssing-Among those who are known
to be missing are Mrs Gregg, Of Texas;
Miss Corben, Captain John W. Doty, of
Rapids Parish, La Captain T. Scott, of St.
Louis Milton, C. Ebert, First Clerk, St.
Louis; Frank Murray, pilot, St Louis;
Willis Beebe, First Mate, St. Louis; Isaac
Mooney, stoker, Henry Brown, steward,
Joshua Lester, barkeeper, St. Louis; John
Hoover, barkeeper, St. Louis; John Garrett.
watchman, St. Louis; c B. Divenny, wife
and two children, six and two years old
John Nc Intee, St. Lonis; Owen Daily, Geo.
W. Blackburn, a conductor on North Mis-.
souri, Railroad, St. Louis; Charles Brennan,
dead.
The niece Of Captain Scott, mentioned, in
the dispatch from Cairo, was not on board.
She is the daughter of VIM. Cozzens, a
well.known civilengineer of this city, and
was all ready to start, and had her baggage
on board, when her father, obeying an i'm
pulse which he cannot explain, and which
seems TO have been premonition of dan.
ger, concluded it was best for her to remain
at home.
The steamer Rubicon arrived this morn
ing from below, and brought up John II.
Eyon, the second engineer of the Stonewai!,
and young woman Of St. Louis, who was
rescued Oh floating spar. Lyon reports
having seen several charred bodies on the
wreck, but adds very little to the lntorma'
ton already obtained. Several steamboat
captains and citizens. constituting volun'
teer committee, will leave this evening tor
the wreck and vicinity, to search for and
bury the bodies Of the lost.
A subscription of nearly thousand dol
lars was raised on Change at noon, to de,
fray the expenses of the committee, and
other subscriptions will be made for the
benefit Of the destitute families.
A dispatch from Corinne, Utah, says the
passenger train which ran off the track at
Coal Switch, near Evanston, yesterday even
ing, was run into by the second section OF
| train filed with Mormon emiprants and a
/ few other passengers. David Shield, 10.
eeph Thomas, John Austin and Philip Bell,
were killed, and Nary Hill, David Shield,
Jr., and Miss Percy, wounded.
A young lady named Pet Mckay, com.
misted suicide yesterday, by jumping off the
bridge at Quincy, Ill.
Gideon Knavely was found dead in the
woods. six miles from Macon. Missouri
Yesterday, having been shot through the
head.
Con Reardon, the pugilist, has been con
n-.b. and sar...