The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-16
By Telegraph.
CUBAN AFFAIRS.
Opening of the Campaign
in Ohio.
Great Flood in Iowa.
The Last Rail Of the Iron Noun,
tain Railroad Laid.

| WASHINGTON, Aug. l4.-Cubau adyices t,
the 9TH we're received here Yesterday. Gen
Jordan gives the following account OF the
action near HoIquin: Nalmeseda being re
lntorccd, determined to surprise the Cubans
His movements we're promptly reported &c
Jordan, who prepared to meet him.
small force was sent to reconuoire, and i
the enemy appeared TO ead them into al
ambush which he had prepared, where Jor
| dan and 1000 men awaited ITEM. Valme
seda met the advance party and attacked
| them They retreated TO the main body,
who attacked the Spanish force, more than
| double their number, with such earnestness
| that they were thrown into disorder, and i,
was found impossible to quiet them. This
success was followed by q charge, which
forced R disorderly retreat. The success of
Gen. Jordan was complete. The colored
militia, impressed into the service broke on
The first attack and nearly all deserted to
the command of Gen Jordan. This flight
it is asserted, has destroyed the army of
Nalmeseda and given the Cubans control Of
the entire Ho.quin district.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE acting Sec.
retary Of the Treasury, upon the recommen.
dation Of the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, has reduced the pay of the Assist.
ant assessors in North Carolina and Ten.
nes7ee from $3.50 to S. per Gay: in the
Gulf States from $3.50 TO So and in the
States and Territories on the Pacific coast
from 81 to 50.
NEW YoRK, Aug, l4.--Jose Man uel Mar
ciar LenOs has been commissioned an agent
&c a.. T,,ln n - .t
Spanish authorities in reference to acknowl.
edging tho independence of Cuba. Lenos
Maciar left this city for Europe last Satur-
day, and expects to meet Gen. Prim at some
point in France and at once enter into nego.
tiations concerning the object of his mis-.
sion, in accordance with promise made by
Gen. Prim to the Cubsus some fourteen
months since. The CubAns furnished the
Spanish revolutionary junta $l,jO0O00 in
geld to aid in overthrowjng Isabella, in re.
turn for which Cuba was to be made inde.
pendent.
1t is reported that privateer left q
northern port of the United States few
nights since, destined for the service Of the
Cuhans.
CINCINNATI, Aug. I5.-The Eckford Base
Ball club of Brooklyn, played the Buckeye
this afternoon poor game. Eckfords 81;
Buckeyes l6. The former play the Red |
Stockings Monday.
The Democrats lnaugurNted the cam.
paign by mass meeting ia Court street |
to night. There was good attendance
5 peeches we made by Geo. L. Pugh, 5. !
+. Cary and John l.. Follett Mr.. Pendle. |
'0H "1' una uI"0'e ~ " P'eSen'. Ttn
u 1865 - p:i-o.a i,lIG .a at tbe Glen
~" o,,nnei a. fwnIvo oclock last niybt
and tba train nassed over the road from here
a. RaIrnon, lp5 n,;Ies from, ,b;y citv Ror
,Jor ,roir, ,-;ll rrrrorco rnrn;ro Wodros.
Jay oonrect;no With tho Mobile & Ohio !
and all southern roads Az Columbus, Ky., by !
tronsr.r of Erry boat which will transport
,ro;ns across the Missis,ippi river from Bel. |
,n1,r, 70 CoInmhng
Tho d;st;l,erv of Peter Curren WAS seized
I'm tho n 9 CnlIector of the Reyenue. and
n ,bed;s M ,;I,ery or orWackIafTbonD.op, has been
laced under snrvie;lIance for alleged irrep.
rlarities, The former is valued at 100000.
and tho latter at S75. 600 including grounds.
Sr IorTs Auo, lj.--Goy. McClurg has
F O. Stanard. of St. Louis, and
l. A Williams. Of Kansas City, TO represent
tho s,ata o+ Ioroa :, .ha Mississipn; vallev
Commercial Convention, to be held at Keo.
snk in Srntember.
A dispatch from Atcbison, Kansas, says
tho stno[,or Np,t;o lad.n with material for
tho Iavepwortb and Atchison railroad.
sorL restnr5av soron soven miles helow that
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