The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-12-11
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
ROBBERY OF A COUNTY SAFE.

CLINTON, Iowa, Dec. TO-. Last evening
about o'clock, two men 10 oilclo.h conts
and slouched hats robbed the county safe a,
Tama City Of eight thousand dollars, stab.
bipg d. Camery, Deputy Treasurer, and
safely effected their escape. The two men
entered the bank ostensibly to purchase
stamps. and as Mr.. Camery turned his back
they caught him by the throat knocked his
head against the safe and stabbed him three
times with knife. The citizens favor lynch
law at Tama. The recovery Of Mr.. Camery
is doubtful.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IO.-HoUsE. Among
the bills introduced and referred was one
donating the arsenal land at ST. Louis to
that city for public park; also one repeal.
ing that portion of the Internal Revenue
law requiring farmers and gardeners to take
out produce brokers' license to sell their
produce; also one for the sale of the coin in
the Treasury, except such as is necessary
for the payment of the interest on the
bonds; also one extending the time for the
completion of the military road from Fort
williamson, Michigan, to For: Howard,
Wisconsin.
The House Judiciary Committee instruct,
ed its Chairman to day to report q bill re-.
peaing the smendatory and the original
ure.of Office bill. 1t 10 expected that
| this will give rise to q protracted debate,
as large number of members and some
Senators are in favor Of retaining the pow
er now held over the Executive.
The Judiciary Committee is considering
@ report of the subcommittee which took
the evidence in the Busted case, and it
will take some time to reach concu.
sion.
The Secretary of the Navy holds the re-
port OF the Board appointed to settle the
difference between the line and staff off
GERS. The Naval Committee intend to take
this matter up, and vii. probably call for
the report by resolution. Unless they do
this, it will not be transmitted
The Cubans are making strong effort to
get Congress to take some action that will
keep the Spanish gunboats from being re-
leased. The trial comes on the 20th, and
unless something can be done before tina
time, they will be released. The Cubans
maintain that this will defeat all hope of
their attaining independence.
The Radical Virgnians are holding a
meeting here to-day, for the purpose of or
ganizing movement to defeat the sdmiss.
ion of the Virginia delegation to Congress
Their only hope now seems to be 10 impress.
ing upon Congress that the election was
carried by fraud and intimidation The
Message of the President on the subject has
had the effect Of changing the course Of
many Republicans who would otherwise
have voted to keep Virginia out.
Reavis, who is here in the interest OF
having the capital removed to St. Louis, had
interviews with the President yesterday and
to day. He laid before General Grant sew
eral pamphlets on the subject, and endeav
ored to get him committed in favor of the
project. The president declined to discuss
the mat.or. He mants sined that it WAS not
proper for him to take sides one way or the
other. He holds tha, the question belongs
directly to Congress and the people, and
must be decided by them.
LONDON, Dec. lS.--The body of George
Peabody will be removed from Westminster
Abby to the ship Monarch TO day. Crowds
at the tomb are paying their last respects to
the remains.
The steamship Brazilian, built expressly
for the Suez Canal traffic has been found to
draw too much water A dispatch from
Por. Said announces that she attempted to
make the passage, but was obliged to dis
charge half Of her cargo to get through.
The Times has an article on the Alabama
claims, and hopes that the American Gov.
ernment will appoint such men as George !
William Curtis and William n. Evarts to
state the facts and the law of the case. 1t
thinks good results would certainly follow
such 8 selection.
PEORIA, ILL.,. Dec. l0.-The counsel OF Ike
Berry. at Jacksonville, have motioned for
new trial, and the court has ordered that the
motion be argued on Monday.
Charles McCloud, who committed an ont
rage on Miss Smith, at Washington, III, has
been indicted BY the Grand Jury Of Taze'
well county. His trial ia set for Monday
next.
The Peoria Review, after January |. will
be Issued under the name Of the Review
Publishing Company, having changed from
an individual 10 n stock concern.