The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-27
base Ball Match,
Great Shooting Match.
Prize Fight Coming Of.
0'BALDWN 1T ST. LOUIS,

or, LOUIS, july 2G.--The second deposit
| OF $500 in the match between McCool and
Allen, was put up Saturday night. Gala
| CHER is training at the six mile house, for his
| fight with Allen on the 9Th Of August, and
IS said to be III fine condition. O'Baldwin,
the giant arrived her yesterday and is recQiv,
ing much attention from the fancy.
| NEW ORK, July 27.-The ball at Long
Branch, last night in honor of Presider,
Grant was crowded. Among those present
were TX Secretary Borie and wife; General
W. 7. Sherman and daughter; Gen. Phil.
Sheridan and lady; Genls. Ingalls,, Reevee:
Wadon Merritt; Lieutenant Governor Wood
ford, and others
The Herald says that Judge Dent and
Governor Sharkey are at present at Long
Branch where Gen Ames is. They wish to
induce Grant to caution Ames against inhu.
enclng the Mississippi election by means of
his military powers.
The impression still prevails in Washing
ton, that Minister Siskles has instructions
relative to Cuba which direct in his dealing
with the Spanish courts. Officials ut the
state department and the Cuban agents
however, decline to say anything definite
about the matter.
WAsHlNGToN, July 27.-The enforcement
of the revenue laws III at least portion of
the state of Georgia appears to be matter of
some difficulty, If not Vi danger. Three gen
tlemen have declined the appointment of as
SCISSOR III one district, and abandoned the
field to disorderly parties. The district
complained Of is known as the 80 Georgia
district, comprising % counties in the cen
tral aud eastern portion of the stale.
Collector Belcher has Goa wnrued to Com
missioner Deano the appointment Of Wm.
+ Haycord. with statement that he, Hay
cord, found it impossible to discharge his
duty, owing to the threats and actual VIC.
lence, and that three unsuccessful attempts
had been made to assess property in these
counties The matter will be brought to
the attention of the President as soon as he
returns, and If necessary military force will
be used to aid in the enforcement of the
laws.
CHICAGO, July 27.--The assessors in the
Cheney case yesterday filed their answer to Mr..
Cheneys bill for au injunction, supported
by an affidavit from Bishop Whtehouse, i'll
support OF the motion to dissolve the in unc
ton. Both documents we're very lengthy,
the Bishops affidavit giving a full expana.
ton of his visit to Mr.. Cheney, which has
figured so prominently in the case, being
the principal evidence on which charges
were based The Bishop declares he did
not seek the interview TO entrap Mr.. Cheney
into u confession that he had admitted the
word "regenerate" from The baptismal ser.
vice, but for the purpose of Cody admoDi
a.. ooy1, 81, oh
motion to dissolve the Injunction will be pre-.
5euted to-day, but it is doubtful whether the
arguments will be commenced until later
period
The Red Stockings Of Cincinnati and the
Forest Cities of Rockford play the first of
series Of match games in Chicago on Satur
day next.
A. H. Bogardus and Keel Kenman have
signed articles for match to shoot 30 single
and Is double birds from plunge trap,
Bogardus to shoot from wagon with the
horse on trot or lope, when the trap Is
sprung. Kleinman is to shoot from the
ground in the ordinary way; the match to
be shot August 9th, at Bloomington or
Springfield.
New YoaK, July 27.--Libels have been
filed in the United States District Court 10
Brooklyn byowners Of the steamboats,, ID NJ
Coal, R. s Mobile and Jonathan Chass
against Ignatio Alfra. of the Cuban Jnnta,
for the payment of S3,Ss5 for the use OF
these boats on an excursion in and around
the waters Of New York
There is information a, the Treasury De.
partment thet the coanterfeiting Of United
| States securities in some Furoneoncountries
is being carried on to some extent. aud
bankers and others are warned TO take the
necessary precautions against it. Coun-
terefeit coup pons which purported to have
been attached to one hundred dollar FIVE
twenty bonds ofissue of 1869, Fourth series,
were:reeeived By Gen. Spinner TODAY They
were paid in New York and came from
Germany. The paper on which they are
printed is poorer in quality than that used
by the government and a close eraminatioa
shows |. is merely q well executed iitho.
graph.