The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-23
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NEW YORK PRESS ON
THE FINANCES.
Cuban Jewels for Cuban
independence.
Ravages of Cholera.
SPANISH GUNB0ATS SEIZED.
SPANISH GUNBOATS SEIZED.
ATTEMPTED JAIL DELIVERY.
Convention Of Steamboat Owners.
ADVANCE OF RIVER FREIGHTS.

NEw York, Nov. 22.--The Tribune edi
torially says if Congress does not see fit to
resume specie payments, it hopes the Su
preme Court will
The Times thinks the financial question
can be solved by the adoption of a free
banking system, with national circulation
enlarged to four hundred millions of dollars
President Cespedes, Of the Cuban Repub.
lie, has forwarded to the Cuban Junta, in
this city, a casket Of Jewels valued at $2j,.
600 in gold, which he desires to have sold
for the benefit of the patriot army. Among
the articles Of greatest value, is a cluster pin
containing about twenty diamonds, for
which ho paid five thousand dollars in gold
Several diamond and pearl rings of rare de-
sign and workmanship, and a number Of
watches, chains and unset stones are among
the collection. Madame Cespedes contri.
outes four bracelets, one Of which is worth
$4,000, and it is most beautiful work of the
jewelers. art. Several patriot ladies of Cuba
have contributed valuable ornaments, and
even the soldiers in the field have offered
their watches, seals and finger rings, TO be
converted into cash in aid Of the cause.
short of $500
West India advices by mail state that the
cholera, yellow fever and small pox are rag.
ing fearfullv at Santiago de Cuba, three
hundred deaths having occurred from chol.
era alone within period of thirty days 1t
was found impossible to give the dead
proper sepulture, the bodies being covered
with only few inches Of earth. As a con,
sequence the stencil from the cemetery has
almost become a'pestiIence.
Five notorious New York burglars and
thieves, all under heavy sentences, together
with one murderer, of Jersey City, who were
in Hudson County Jail awaiting transporta
tion to day to the Trenton State Prison, con
coc:ed plan of escape by blowing up with
gunpowder the wall of the jail They were
aided by gang of New York thieves and
roughs, who waited outside the walls this
morning until the elimination of the plan.
Carriages were held in waiting at three diff,
fereat places to convey the prisoners away
upon the successful carrying out of the plan,
which also included the release of all the
prisoners in the Jail The jailor, however,
became suspicious last night that something
wrong was going on, and called in the Shcr.
iff early this morning While the prisoners
were in the yard at 6 o'clock, there was
heavy explosion, which shook the walls Sc.
verely, but did not throw them down nor
make any aperture in them The prisoners
were unable to profit by the explosion and
have all been safely taken to the State 8
Prison.
WASHINGTON, Nov 22.--The visit of Dis
trict Attorney Pierrepont, of New York,
here last week, was in relation to the Span
ish gunboats being built at New York. 1t
WAS arranged that ell the gunboats should
be seized by the United States Marshal in a
few days, and libeIed, This will be the end
Of gunboats.
The Secretary of the Navy has detailed
the Uuited States steamer Nipsic, under
Commander Selfridge, to surerintend the
survey Of the most practical route for the
Ship Canal across the Isthmus of Darien,
In connection with the negotiations now go
ing on for the purchase of San Domingo,
this is regarded as a movement of great
i'm portanCe to uF.
Sr. LOUIS, Nov. 32.-Captain j. W.
Gould, highly, intelligent and prominent
steamboat Captain and owner, publishes a
letter to steamboat owners suggesting that
convention be held at st Louis on the first
Wednesday in January, Of delegates repre-
senting all interested in steamboat stock in
the Vest and South, for the purpose Of Sc
curing such Congressional legislation as
will secure separation of the law regulat'
ing the navigation Of the seas, lakes, etc,
from those governing Western and Southern
rivers, and to secure greater safety to lives
and property, and remove such unnecessa
~ burdens as now depress the commerce
of our rivers. Captain Gould cites the dis
asters of the StoDewsll, America, and Unit
ed States, as evidence Of the necessity of q
modification of the present laws.
Freights to New Orleans are advanced
today to eighty cents for -four.
Iron sufficient for thirty.six miles Of the
track is now arriving, via New Orleans for
the St. Louis, Chilicothe & Omaha Railroad.
The road bed is completed fftytwo miles,
or sixteen miles beyond Chillicothe.
A Jury in East St. Louis, this morning
for ~arded to the Virgins Ferry Company
7l,2O0, as damages against the Eed 3
Bridge Company for land taken for ap.
proaches.
SPRINGFIELD, H. Nov. pa number Of
prominent citizens met on Saturday night,
and adopted plan for organizing an Agri
cultural and mechanical Fair TO be held in
this city annually. The subscriptions so far
taken amount to $4,000. The organiza'
ton is to be completed when $4,000 shall
have been subscribed.
CLINTON, Iowa, Nov 23.--The river is
full of faat,ng ice The tow boat ARIEL was
struck by the ice this morning and hole
stove in her, sinkiag her. No one was
drowned, Her smokestacks were atterward
carried of by the ice Navigation must
soon close with this weather.