The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-30
Dent Determined to be Governor
Of Mississippi.
Grants Mare Supposed to
have been "PiSOned."
THE DEBT OF ILLINOIS,
CRIMES AND cAluALrrns.

| ihs' u'sPatch STATES that the cabinet wa.
IN session III Washington yesterday. 1t il
known that the question of the iron .clac
oath in Virginia was not discussed.
Numerous charges Of fraud upon the Gus
| tom revenue have recently been preferred
against the collector of New Orleans. As
the collector is brother.in.law of the Pres
ident the subject becomes somewhat delicate
to handle; but Sec'y Boutwell, says the
charges shall be impsrtially investigated,
aud Collector Casey dealt with accordingly.
Thomas Kelley, one of the boys injured
by the explosion OF fire works in Printing
House Square, on Wednesday night. died
yesterday. Richard Mulcahoy, who was
terribly burned, lies in 10 critical condition
at the New York hospital, anditsi q question
whether Michael Barrett, whose eyes were
destroyed, and who received other severe in.
jurles, will recover. The rest of the youn.
ded are doing we'll.
+. A. Pollard, in letter to the Sun on
says "As paradoxical as il may appear, it
is nevertheless true that an intelligent par.
ty in the south regard the Virginia election
as untayorable to the interests of their section,
for the very reason that the best men of the
south have been called into office, aud as
sumed the exercise Of power. 1t is the very
respectablity Of the successful candidate
that is fatal blow to the aspiration, that
since The war has fingered in the south, of
preserving something of a political school,
and public sentiment distnctively southern.
1t means disintegration of ANYTHING like
a peculiar southern civilization the aban
donment at last by the intelligence and re.
spectabiity of the south Of the hope of res,
euing anything considerable from the ruins
of its old institutions, and of opposition to
the course OF reconstruction looking for |
a reaction, or designing to let reconstruc.
ton go TO the most exaggerated extremity, |
hoping it might be damned by the difficult |
ties it would accumulate for itself. The Vir.
gInia election is the first instance in which |
the best men of the south have come
forward and participated in reconstruction.
1t means All acceptance Of the situation in a
sense much broader than acquescence
in the demands of any mere political party. (
Counting its moral effects on the south,
it Is an event in history; the date of new
departure in the whole moral. local, aud Po.
litical organization of the south
CAIcAGo, July 3O.-Miss Jennie Hight,
the well known actress was married yester.
day to Chas. H. Smith, of this city.
Frank Aiken has leased the Dearborn |
Theatre for five years, to Emerson d Noun. |
ing's Minstrels, who have recently been |
playing there
Andre Andrews, who keeps pawn shop
on Wells Street, was arrested recently, n
quantity of goods stolen from r. NJ.
Smith d Cos Indiana polls two months
ago having been found in his store. This
led to the full confession Of some burglars in
isil at indianapolis, and will cause the
breaking up of q large and most dangerous
gang of burglars.
The Perry H. Smith excursion party re.
turned from California yesterday.
CHICAGO, July 30.--A Republican Wash
ington special SAYS the reports of disagree
ments in the CUBAN Junta are without fosn.
dation.
The faculty of the medical museum have
made a post mortem examination Of the
body of the Presidents favorite mare which
died recently. Some members think poison
was administered, others believe her death
was from natural causes.
Clerks of the departments have formed
cooperative society to procure the necessa'
res of life cheaper.
Dent emphatically declares his intention
to accept the conservative nomination tor
governor of Mississippi, His opponents are
here actively working to defeat him, II s
reported that all federal officers in Missis-
sippi who favor Dent will be removed.
President Grant arrived early yesterday
morning. The White House has been closed
and the cooks off on a vacation. He entered
wilkins restaurant and called for breakfast
in private room. The clerks not recognlz'
ing him refused to let him bave q private
room, whereupon be went to Warm!eys.
II is believed at the treasury department
that the reduction Of the public debt this
month viii reach ten millions.
A Springfield special denies the statement
that the corporate Indebtedness Of the state
amounts TO hundred millions. Auditor
Lippencott thinks it not onethird Of that
amount, Many counties have no debt what.
ever, others merely nominal.
John Griffin was hung AT Hamilton. Ohio,
yesterday for numbering Uziel Pr.kett, a
year ago.
Adispa,ch from Lawrence says the town
of Detroit. on the Kansas Pacific railroad, |
was entirely DESTROYED bya fierce hail aad
wind storm Tuesday night The wind blew
down every building in town, leaving the
inhabitants literally houseless on the bare
prairie.
Iron AMI bridge timbers for the Galveston
railroad are arriving in large Quantities.
HARrroKD, July 3O.-Isaac Toueey died
this morning.
ELxIRA, July 29.-Mr. Fredriek strader,
farmer abons 40 years of age fesidins