The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-16

Reception of Mr.. Seward In Mexico.
THE WISCONSIN ELECTION,
Burning of Cotton Fields in Cuba.
Arrest of a Post Eyaster.
&1ore Custom House Frauds.
LATEST CUBAN NEWS.

In conversation with gentlema an on Satu
DAY, SAID he WAS i'll favor of otresuming speci
payments at the earliest time possible, an
4 would so recommend in his Message. II
? regards this as of more importance tha
funding the debt, because there can be II
stability for business operations while tn
currency remains in an unsettled condition
Resumption of specie payments, the Pres
dent thinks, is the only remedy for gold
gambling, and the most certain way to sto
1t. With regard to the time, the Presiden
IS Of the opinion that it must be settled b.
Congress.
The President made the following Consu
lar nominations to day: o. J. Rose, Hi
nois, Consul to Ancona, Italy; Jas. K
Wheeler, of Massachusetts, to Kingston
Jamaica; Jno. T. Robson to Tangiers
Morocco.
Dispatches received by the Government
to day, indicate that the settlers of the Kan
sas Cherokee Reservation are resisting no
only the officials, but the military authorl
ties ordered there TO turn the lands over tc
the company.
President Grant is busy to-day preparing
his Message to Congress.
!
Indicate that the Spsniards are more tenaci
Gus than eIer in holding on to Cuba. They
regard the insurrection as virtually ended
MADISON, WIS, Nov l5,-Oficial returns
received from all the counties in the State,
except two, foot up Governor Fairchld' :
majority to 5000.
Spencer received one thousand votes in
the State.
The Assembly now stands; Republicans,
81, and s independent; Democrats, 80, and
2 independent.
HAVANA, Nov. l5.-- On Thursday, seven
cotton fields in the vicinity of Los Cruces
were burnt Since that time four Cinnamon
were discovered in the act Of firing another
cotton.feld, They were seized and imme.
diately executed.
The settlement Of Taguaychen, which was
defended by thirty volunteers, has been cap.
tured by the insurgents and burnt. The
insurgents were defeated while attempting
to capture q railroad train. Troops have
been sent to Taguaychen from Remedies.
The cholera still prevails in the iurisdic
tion Of Remedies
INpIAEAPoLls, Iud., Nov. l5.--The Thir.
teeuth Army Corps Reunion commences
here this afternoon, and will continue to.
morrow. General McClernand, the Presi
dent, has arrived, and General Il. ). Nc
Cook and others will arrive to night. The
attendance here will not be very large, as
the Army of the Tennessee meets at Louis.
vile on Wednesday, and all members of the
Fifteenth will attend that more generally.
PEORIA, H., Nov. l5.--Cyrus McGowan,
postmaster of Knoxville, Ill.,, was arrested
by Special Agent Miller, of Chicago, for
opening registered letter and pocketing its
contents, but was released on $1,000 bail
The case is said to be clear one against
McGowan.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. lj.-The competition be.
tween railroads for the Southern travel hence
is very great. The indianapolis road runs
through trains to Louisville, and the Illinois
Central to day put on through trains to Cal.
70 and Dubuque, via the Nandalia Road
SPRINGFIELD, Nov. l5.-The Trustees of
the Soldiers Orphans Home hold meet
ing of their Board at Bloomington to.mor
row, to investigate the charges which have
been made through the Chicago ii
against the management Of that institution.
RocKFoRD, ILL, Nov. IA German,
residing in the Northern part OF the city,
while banking up his house on Saturday
last, found, short distance below the eur
face Of the earth, several Jumps of pure
copper, weighing, in the aggregate, some
six pounds. Further research has led to
the opinion that a large vein of the meta!
underlies the surface in this vicinity. 9th.
er investigations are to be made at once.
Eighteen miles more of the Rockford and
St. Louis railroad have been completed, and
our citizens now begin TO feel that the
speedy completion Of the road is fixed
tact.
New YORK, Nov. Is "A Mexican letter
states that extensive preparations have been
made in the city of Mexico for the reception
Of Governor Seward. Rooms have been as
signed for his service at the National Palace,
but il he should prefer private quarters,
suits have been prepared for him in one Of
the elegant private residences in the capital.
A gentleman Of distinction has been dis'
patched by President Juarez to meet Cover.
nor Seward and escort him to the city. This
is the only instance in which foreigner
has ever heen made the CUES! of the Mexi.
can Republic,
Owing to the sudden death Of his father,
General Butterfeld was not at the Treasury
to-day. Mr.. Folger was sworn in this morn.
ing. An examination Of the accounts will
begin to morrow.
The Custom House frauds are growing
still more startling. Another Deputy Col
lector, thus far above suspicion, will be un-
earthed soon. He has been in league with
defauting importers for years, receiving
certain commission for aiding in getting
goods through Mexico and other places free
of duty.
Blatchford has heen traced to Quebec.
The Herald's Havana letter iDtmates that
many members of the Spanish Club, Of that
city, despair of the condition of affairs in
Spain, and are in favor of Cuba looking
after her own alters.
The expedition against the Cienaga da
Capars, it is feared, will prove anything but
q success. owing to the nature of the coun.
try, which five hundred insurgents could
hold against the entire Spanish army.
The Captain General has relieved the off.
GERS in command of Giro Villas tor incom.
potency and want of energy. II is reported
that 400 Spanish troops at Giro Villas have
Joined the insurgents.
On the 7th inst mail steamer arrived q.
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