The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-10-20
by Ielegraph.
| WISCONSIN RIVER I'M.
PROVEMENTS.
THE FRENCH CABLE.
Collision Oh Lake Erie.
a British Gun Boat in
Readiness.
THE SPANISH REBELLION CRUSHED
CRIMES AND oAsuALrxns.
HE SPANISH REBELLION CRUSHED
oR1n11s AND CASUALTIES
GOLD 30 is.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. lg.-Leonard Bauer. a
German fftytwo years of age, committed
suicide yesterday, by hanging himself in q
wood shed ad dining his house.
Capt. Lewis, of the propeller Caldwell, re
ports that while at Northport, last Saturday
night, he heard a report that a vessels yavi
containing several dead bodies, had ,irifted
ashore near lien Haven, supposed from
some shipwrecked weasel.
PARIS, Oct. l9.--The strike of mere han,s
clerks continues. The places of business
will be opened tomorrow Notwithstanding
the strike.
| committee of the shareholders of the
French Gable Company have forbidden the
| projected distribution Of five thousand shares
to the founders Of the enterprise. They
have asked to examine the expenses and
the affairs generally ofthe company.
MADRID, Oct. l9.-Ths government re.
CARDS the republican insurrectou as at an
end, although precautions TO guard against
any new outbreaks continue.
A conspiracy, having for its object the
surrender of the barracks at San Mateo to
the insurgents, has been discovered and
thwarted by the government The captain
of the garrison, who is said to be leader
of the conspiracy, has been arrested.
NEw YoRK, Oct. l9.--Judge Mckinney,
of Newark, was yesterday found guilty Of
prscticing extortion and black mail upon
citizens who had cases before his Court,
and remanded for sentence.
On CITY, Pa, Oct. l9.---John Dougle,
while crossing the river on Saturday even.
ing in skff, with two companions, was
drowned near the Nensngo City bridge.
de leaves a wife and two children ia En-
gland.
CLEVELAND, Oct. l9-The procession of
the Grand Commsndery of Mssons in this
city today was the most imposing ever wit
messed in the State. Fifteen hundred men
were in the line of march, comprising also
Commentaries from Erie, Pa, and Detroit,
Mich. The city is crowded with Masons
from all parts of the State.
JOLIET, H., Oct. l9.--The corner stone of
the great Rolling Mills of the Union Coal
and Iron Company, of this place, was laid
at noon to day, with the impressive ceremo:
MES Of the Masonic fraternity.
TORONTO, Oct. 1.-The gunboat Prince
Alfred, stationed at Goderch, has been
placed in readiness for active service. Or
ders were received last night, directing the
Toronto field battery to proceed immediately
to Goderich to man the Prince Alfred One.
half Of the battery left here this morning. IL
is reported that the Fenians have chartered |
snd equipped gunboat, carrying the "Sun
burst to DO mischief to towns on the upper
lakes, Hence this movement by the Cana.
dian authorities.
PEORIA, H., Oct. l9.-Edwin Bobier Of
Princeville, q prominent lawyer, was found |
dead in field seven miles from this place. |
When discovered he was lying face down,
and was somewhat boated, Apoplexy is
supposed to have been the cause.
The first snow of the season fell to-day, |
but quickly disappeared. The weather is
very cold.
ERIE, Pa, Oct. l9.--Last night the |
schooners f. NJ. Porch and Geraldine col
lided about five miles below the cut near
Long Point. The Geraldine sunk in ten
minutes. All hands were saved. She was
loaded with 200 tons of ceal.
MADISON, WIS, Oct. l9.-Governor Fair
child of Wisconsin, Governor Merrill, of
Iowa, and Governor Marshall, Of Minnesota,
meet at Portage City tomorrow, attending
Oh the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers Improve
ment Convention, which meets in that city
10 morrow. There will be present delegates
rom the principal cities in Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesota, and also delegates from some OF
he Eastern States, Governor Hoffman. of
New York, having appointed delegates from
hat State. The meeting will probably be
arge, and tend toward the developement Of
hat important work