The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-13
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CUBA AND ST. DOMINGO
Runners Of Annexation and
Recognition.
Death of Amos Kendall.
UNION OF PRESBYTERIAN AS
SEMBLIES CONSUMMATED.
Munificent Offer from
u. 8. G.
HE WILL ACCEPT $4,000 FOR
LAND FOR A PAUPER FARM.
Astounding Custom House Frauds.
Fisk and Gould to Collapse.

| PIrTsBuac, Nov. l2.-The two Presbyte
rian Assemblies met in their roapeotiv,
churches this morning. After impressv
devotional exercises, the Assem- blies fnall
dissolved. The announcement was mad,
that tho III nited Assembly will NEE, in tn,
First Presbyterian Church PHILADELPHIA
the third Thursday of May next after which
each Assembly formed in line and marched
to the street fronting the First Presb yterar
Church, where New and Old School Com
mssioners joined arms, the union being
greeted with clapping of hands and waving
of handkerchefs by an immense crowd pres
ent The process ion proceeded to the Third
Church, where the union meeting was held
kilograms were ordered sent 10 the Pres
byterians of Great Britain, announcing the
union. The Scriptures were read, and an
address was made by DR.. Fowler, who at
| the close clasped the hand Of DR.. Jacobus
and pronounced the union complete In.
pressive addresses were delivered by Doctors
Jscobus, Musgrove, Adams, Hall, Day and
Judge Strong, Senator Drake, Hon. VIM. Z.
Dodge and others. DR.. Fisher offered a
resolution, calling upon the Church for a
snk-ofiering Of five million dollars for mis-.
sion purposes, which was adopted.
WASHINGTON, Nov l2,--The Secretary of
the Navy has sent a dispatch by cable to the
American Minister at London, rendering the
use of United States man.of-wsr to bring
the remains Of the late George Peabody
home. Admiral Radford, commando ing the
European squadron, has been ordered to
detail the best ship of his fleet for that por
pose.
1t has been stated from time to time that
various vessels of war had been ordered to
the West India squadron, and it is now
known that the Navy Department has been
concentrating largo fleet in Cuban waters,
and in the immediate vicinity of Cuba
Vessels are still being fitted out to be sent
down. The iron clad Dictator, one of the
largest in the service leaves to-day. The
Swatara, which has Just been fitted out, goes
into commission to-day; she will first make
trip to Aspinwall and then go to Cuba
The Nantucket has also been ordered to the
West Indies, together with another iron.
clad.
The Cuban question has received much
attention of late from members Of the Ad-
ministration, and will probably be consider
ed IN C8binet To-Day.
The cars of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road now leave and arrive from the North
on regular time, the obstructione having
been removed by laborers of the company
soon after Judge Olin granted an in IN ction
restraining Mayor Bowen from further OBJ.
structing the track.
Hon. Amos Kendall died this afternoon.
ST LOUIS, Nov. IL AT the session of
the County Court, yesterday, an offer was
received from u. =. Grant to sell TO the
county three hundred acres of land. eleven
miles from the city, for pauper farm The
price asked was $4,000.
On Saturday last son of John Prister,
living in Jefferson county, while GU. hunt.
ing, by accidental discharge Of his gun, tore
away the whole side of his face, in.
cluding the ear and q part of his neck. In
this condition he dragged himself some hun.
dred yards, but could not reach help. Not
coming home that night the neighbors turn.
ed out to seek him, but be was not found
till late last night, and then through Tie
repeated solicitations of dog for the party
to follow through dense thicket. The boy
still lives, and hopes are entertained of his
recovery.
PEORIA, III Nov. l2.-From recent de.
velopments it seems that j. A. Shaver,
County Treasurer, ia a defanlter 10 the
amount of thirty thousand dollars, haring
used the countys money to speculate in
whisky. The State and county lose nothing, |
however, as the deficiency has been made
good BY his bondsmep.
II. Kensington, en- old citizen OF Fairbury, |
and reputed to be worth one hundred thous |
and dollars, failed yesterday. He may be
able to settle at seventyfve cents on the |
dollar
Further particulars of the Chilhcotbe fire
show the loss to have been eighty Thousand |
dollars. Total insurance, ffty.seven thous.
and five hundred dollars The fire origin.
ated in the upper story Of the mill, but how
can not bs ascertained.
New YORK, Nov. l2.--It is believed that |
the new suits will collapse Fisk and Gould.
Fisk is reported to have security settled of
100000 on his wife ia Boston.
A private Washington dispatch to-day
says the annexation of St Domingo is pos
itively settled, and also an early recognition
Of Cuba.
The new Associated Press goes into effect
here on Monday, with cable d;dl atcbes fur
nished by Reuter-.
The astounding Custom House ttauds
foreshadowed in previous dispatches are
now coming out Blatchford, it is reported |
to day, destroyed many evidences of alleged |
frauds before bis fight. The defslcation |
will amount to over 81 100000.
The Hersld's London telegram sars
"Queen Victoria had invited the late Geo. |
Peabody to visit her at Windsor immediate.
ly prior to the approach of his fatal attack
Of sickness, and Her Majesty would have
been present at bis bedside had not the sud.