The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-24
SEVERE ACCIDENT TO A COLORED
CONGREGATION.

| NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-One of the grounds
Tor the seizure of the Spanish gunbosls pre-
terred by the Government: is, that these yes
colo "'o to be used by foreign State
| SpAtn-to cruise and commit hostiltiaa a
against the citizens and property of COLONY
or people Of Cuba, with which the United
States are at peace. This being urged by
the legal representatives Of the Government,
and under the direction of the Administra.
| ton, is ttly called quasi recognition of the
Cubans as belligerents, for in il lies embo.
died the idea that for the purposes of CIR
neutrality laws, Spain and the people of
Cuba are two distinct communities, and that
neither must trample upon the rights Of the
other while enjoying he hospitality of the
United States.
There is report that three of the Span.
ish gunboats escaped to sea yesterday.
Eleven persons died in this city last week
o. small pox, and yesterday number Of
cases were reported in Lower Broome street.
1t is stated that Secretary Boutwell, denies
having taken any steps, or even harborug
the idea Of resumption Of specie payment
at present, he considering it useless to be
troubling about specie payment until the
time comes when such thing will be feasi.
BILE
Yesterday morning Deputy Collector
Blatchiord, who Is charged with the perpe.
tration Of gross frauds in the drawback de
partment of the New York Custom House.
presented verbal resignation through
friend to Mr.. Grinnell, who accepted it.
The whereabouts Of Mr. Blatchford have not
as yet been sscertained by the Deputy Mar
shals, who have been in pursuit of him for
several days past but the presumption is
that he is concealed somewhere in this city.
PEORIA, Ills, Nov. 23,-A breach of
promise and seduction case was entered in
the Circuit Clerks Office yesterday; Eliza.
beth Dohony, plaintiff, and Frank Cross, de.
tendsnt. Plaintiff claims ten Thousand dol.
lars damages for the failure Of Cross to
marry her according to agreement and for
seduction. Cross was held to bail in the
sum Of six thousand dollars.
Washington, Nov. %. -- There is q good
deal Of excitement in official AID diplomatic
circles here to-day concerning the action of
the Government in Selling the Spanish gun.
boats at New York. The Spanish Minister
had an interview with the Secretary of State |
this morning and will leave for New York |
to-day. 1t is understood that he did not OBJ |
tain any satisfaction from Mr., Fish, the lat.
ter informing him that the determination |
Of the Administration was fixed, and there |
Was no prospect of it being altered. Rober |
to, the Spanish Minister, has telegraphed his |
informing it of The result of his !
interview with the Secretary Of State, and |
If the determination of the United States TO |
seize and hold the gunboats. He awaits in.
,tructoDs from his Government. The gen
raj impression here is that Spain will satisfy
herself with protesting against the action Of
our Government. But very few think she
will resort to stronger measures.
There was long Cabinet session to-day.
All the members were present, and it is sta.
ed that affairs Of Importance were under
discussion.
Several Government officials are in.receipt
If dispatches to day asking for their opinion
IS to a war with Spain.
RICHMOND, Nov. .23.-Arrangement were
,losed yesterday in New York with several
capitalists by which the Chesa.
leak and Ohio railroad will be completed at
,nce. Among the capitalists are Il. W. As.
1iuwall, c. Il. Huntington, Fisk d Hatch
md others.
BosroN, Nov. 23.--At q meeting Of cIti
ems of the town cf Peabody last evening,
esolutions were adopted honoring the memo
y OF George Peabody, and appointing a
to cooperate with the Trustees
# the Peabody Institute in making srrauEe
nents for the funeral Rev. William N.
Barbour, Of the Bangor Theological Semi
lary, has accepted An invitation 70 deliver
he funeral sermon.
MADRID, Nov. 23.-The Bishop OF HsVa'
IA, recently arrested at Cadiz, Was brought
o this city to day under guard. He will
rave an examination Immediately.
ROME, Nov. 23.-About one hundred and
ify Bishops have already arrived here,
many Of them com ng from America.
ST.. LOUIS, Nov 23.--A Young man,
named Barnett, was publicly clyexcommunicas-
ID from the Walnut Street Presbyterian
church, last Sunday, for extra ting money
rom the weekly collections. he confesses
o having purloined about 81 900 since last
february.
CiNc1SNATI, O., Nov. 23.-At Lexington,
Ky. last Sunday afternoon, while tue Second
Jolored Baptist Church was packed with
part Of the floor gave way, pre-
,ipitating the greater number into the base.
nent in heap, killing three and wounding
many. A large part Of the congregation
escaped going down with the floor,
Jumped from the windows. whereby many
suffered broken limbs. The disaster or
phaned five children in one family
LoNpoY, Nov. %. 1t is now absolutely
certain that the African traveller, Livingston,
10 safe. The Duke Of Argyle yesterday re.
reived a telegram from the Governor Of
Bombay containing information that he THE
Governo'l had just received letter from
Livingston, himself. dated Ujyi, May, l3,
1869. He was in good health and every.
whera wall trsatad