The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-28
| By Telegraph.
THE CHINESE TREATY,
BIG COTTON CROP.
The Cuban Question.
Bungling in Treasury
Department.
The State House.
False Alarm on the Frontier.
Death of a Circusman.
BIG KANSAS LAND SALE.
THE COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
BIG KANSAS LAND SALE.
THE COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
FRESHET In NEW YORK.
THE FRENCH AMNESTY.
NEWS FROM MADRID.


disbelieve the news of tee rejection Of the
Burlingame treaty by the Chinese Govern
ment, as telegraphed to London from Hong
Kong. The report is evidently made up il
the interests of the English merchants il
China who have been bitterly opposed to
the treaty.
Accounts from the growing crops as re-
ceived at the agricultural department, are Of
a very favorable character. Some i'm portant
cotton regions report the condition as bette r
than in August Of last year, tho weather
having been propuous and the injury by
the worm comparatively inconsidsrable
The crop is estimated at nearly three million
bales.
The State department is still without off.
cial advices ss TO the result Of the new over.
tures made at Madrid for the cession OF
Cuba to the Cubans, but the latest inforna'
ton shows that the proposition had not been
peremptorally rejected, but was under favor.
able advisement.
The New York bank note company have
failed in their contract to print the new cur.
rency, and now the government is left in the
lurch and the business interests Of the coun
try are likely to suffer damage from the fail.
ure and the needed supply of the circulating
medium. The Treasury department some
time ago destroyed all the old plates and
called in ell, or nearly oil, the old fractional
currency, and sold at great sacrifice all its
note printing presses and gave away the
balance to the paper mill
CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-The rates of fare
from here to New York have been reduced.
The price from New York to Buffalo was
reduced yesterday to SC 80.
Capt. Shaw, chief marshal of the London,
England, FIRE brigade, ia expected here in a
day or two to inspect cur fire department
The National Convention Of the Sons of
Hermon, a German Association, meets here
on the I'd and Sd of September. The Order
numbers about $4,000 members in this
country.
The State House commissioners yesterday
we're authorized by the special committee OF
the Legislature to proceed with the erection
of the State House, the investigation being
satisfactory. The estimates of Mr.. Cochran
and the architect, did not differ materially
1t ia sst;rn eted that three million dollars in
addition To what has been expended will be
needed to complete the building.
Three desperadoes confined in the armory
attempted to break jail last night, but were
discovered and prevented.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 27.--A Denver dispatch
states that since the recent report of Indians
prowling around near Denver, the country
has been thoroughly secuted by cavalry, and
no trace of Indians found. A scouting
party left yesterday in quest OF Indians de
predating between San Jose and Santa re.
VIM. Lake. proprietor Of Lakes circus,
was shot at CRANKY Newton Co., Mo-, Oh
the 2lst inst, by nsn named killyon, and
eyn;red in a few moments. Killyon refused
to nav for admttance TO the canvas, and
was elected By Lake, but soon returned,
and seeing Lake near the entrance, drew
revolver and shot him through the body
near the heart During the excitement
Killyon escaped. One thousand dollars re
ward is offered for his arrest.
The National Land Company completed
| a sale TO- day, for the Kansas Pacific Railway
Com pany of $4,000 acres Of land TO repre-
sentatives of an English colony of ,20C
families. The lands, mostly rolling prairie
are in one body, lying from 4 to ~ miles
from the line of the road northwest OF juno
ton City. The average price is about - "a
per acre. NJ.
KEoKuK, Aug. 27.-Delegates to the MIS-
sissippi Valley Commercial Convention to
be held at Keokuk, Iowa, Sept. 9Th, can re
turn free over the following roads; MisSis
sippi Central, Milwaukee & st. Paul, Sioux
| CITY & Pacific. The conditions are tha
they pay full fare a gong r,c..
| These are in addition to the list heretofore
10 ported. ,.
CINCINNATI, Aug 27 Philip Wareham
n Young man from Dayton, where he sus
tains q bad character, is identified as tn,
murderer Of David Kirby, sbom he stabbed
in the neck in this city day before yester
day When he was brought here It required
a strong police force to prevent the croWc
from executing summary vengeance.
| LASALLE, Ills, Aug. 27.-Ihis forenoon
A. S. Wese, carpenter at work upon IN,
Illinois Central Railroad bridge, over the IL
liuois river in this city, fell from q derrlcI
car distance Of twenty to twenty-five feet
where his arm got caught between q coupl
of iron rods, which constitutes a portion Q
the structure. thus arresting his descent, an
J saving his life, though he-was badly wrenche
: and bruised. The height of the bridge
t eighty feet.
Albany. Aug. 27.-The dam at Fort Z,
ward has been washed away, stopping a
! the mills. furnaces, etc. The repairs vi
cos. s20. 900. Loss Of time to mills viii |
ten times e mueh'