The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-31
By Telegraph
THE CUBAN WAR.
.CUBANS RECOGNIZED By
PERU Is BEIGE
RENTS.
CHILL soon TO FOLLOW
Outrage at ASpinwaN.
Decoration of Soldiers
Graves.
TENNESSEE SUPREME COURT
DECISION,
Suicide at Mem
phiS.
Suicide at Mem
phis.
Death of Senator Doug
las Grandmother,
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.

NEw YoRE, May 3l.-A Lima letter Of
the lith, says the go'ernmeut there has
recognized the Cubaus as belAgcrents, and
decided to grant them all the usual privlIe'
ges.
Sonora Valerie, a Cuban commissioner
had arrived at Lima some time previously,
to ask the loan Of the Peruvian monitors for
the use Of the Cuban insurgents, but the re'
quest has not been complied with.
A Panama letter says that three sailors
belonging to the British ship kensington,
who were thrown into prison some time ago
bv the police in Aspinwall, prove to be
| Americans who arrived during the war, Gnd
Consul Rice is trying to get them out They
were fred upon, wounded, and put into
chains, and so have remained Tor month,
almost starved, without any prospect Tor
trial.
Mosquierror's chances for the presidency
are Frightening daily. His election will be
an insuperable bar to all United States
| treaties on the subject Of a Darien canal,
as he cordially hates Repubicanlsm
Valparaiso dates of lhe 23d state that the
! Chilisn congress was discussing the ques'
tion of recognising the Cubans rs beIIlger
ents. q,
The eight hour law has been promulgated
at the Navy Yard, in Brooklyn, commenc'
ing to-day.
| Congressman Butler is reported to have
said that the law in the Alabama contrOver.
sy is on the side of England, and had been
SO decided by our Supreme Court, but that
we should nevertheless withdraw our inter
course with England, because OF her course
in taking advantage Of technical law to IN
! lure US. lie opposes reciprocity treaty
| with Canada, as We were unfairly treated 10
the last one but thinks such q treaty would
be of great advantage to Canada aud Eng.
land He expressed the greatest confidence
in Boutwells policy; considers him the best
secretary Of the treasury since Hamilton.
, The Herald says a proclamation OF De.
ligereut rights to the Cubans from frcs'
dent Grant would now settle the quesilon IL
Cuba in less than "A month. In 1act Inv
Peruvians may settle it within that time
but what a sorry settlement this would be
for the United States. Tie country expect:
the annexation of Cuba, Gen. Gran
oppht to be ashamed Of this sort OF Amer
ican dignity and decorum. 1t is nonsense
it is stupid old fogyism, and we have has
enough Of it,
New York, May 3O.--Reports from diff
erent localities show q general and appro
priate observance of decoration day ysster
day and today throughout the northern anC
western states and in some localities in IN
south.
CFgcAGo, May 3l.-A special from Indian
oroIfs savz the late heavy rains have swols
, White river and its tributaries enormously
The food comes within three feet OF that {
1 Iune lSJ-. the greatest ever known in Whit
b river The water is several feet deep IN th
e basement Of the indianapolis cotton mil
: and - inches deep on the door OF the ny
= House. Fears are entertained for the Saiet
oe the Vincinues railroad bridge. The bo'
tom land js covered with water to the dept
= Of several feet. The damage to crops
irreparable, but cannot be estimated now.
The Chicago river is also quite swOieT
and some casrs Of damage to shipping
tle river are reported
CLINTON SpRIycs, n. T., May 3O.-Mr
Collie Fish, grand mother of the late 1t
phen A. Douglass, died to-day at her res
dence in Clinton Springs, New York,
heart disease in the -lst year of her age
MEMPHlR, TENN, May 3O.-Mr. Sout
wick, of Chicago, committed suicide
hanging himself in a stable, at the the se'
dence Of his brotherin.law last evenin
Cause unknown.
At negro ball, last night, Charley BoJ
y shot Mary Kelley through the head, kiln
Mt her instantly. Boyd escaped. 80.
be The following is q synopsis OF a decisi'
i. of the Supreme Court at Brownvile yeste
Z day. in the case Of the state vs staten
e. this city. The unanimous opinion OF t!
court was to-day, delivered by Henry
Smith, Judge. Holding that the right
vote was a clear legal right, secured to ci
zens made the constitutional bi.. oil riPht
D., Tennessee that the elective iranchl
stood on as high ground as the right
property or any other right secured BY q
constitution; that this right once vest
could be taken away only by due process.
law that the power attempted TO be cont
m. red on the Governor BY acts Of the legs
rs ture 20 set aside registration for frauds,
regulnrities or other cause is ludic
power which cannot be conferred on OF {