The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-18
TIE SPANISH QUESTION.
FIRE Iw NEW YORK.
NATIONAL CAPITAL CONVENTION
Mrs. stowe has The Nightmare.
AND 50 FORTH.

WASHINGTON, sept. In Inc lnterler'
cnce case of Mason against Romley, as.
sghee, relating to the manufacture Of screw
caps for fruit jars, Judge Fisher, of the Dis.
trict Supreme Court for the District Of Col.
umba, rendered decision awarding the
patent to Romley. 1t is held that if Mason
invented the article, his delay of II years
before applying for patent works a forfeit
ure Of right
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. l7.-Libby & Pen.
nybacker's flour mills and Colonel Thomas
regimental armory were burned to day loss
$4,000. The steel pen works and cabinet
shop and mschinists shop opposite were also
badly damaged. Total loss $4,000.
A difficulty has arisen between Ma jor
Calhoun, Pension Agent, and claim agents,
which will delay the payments to pensioners
in the interior for some time. Heretofore
the pension agent has paid all claims on
proper vouchers in greenbacks, but now re.
fuses to pay anything but check to the
order of the claimant, which agents and at.
torneys refuse to accept.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-The Morning Stand.
ard Of to day has On editorial on the news
concerning the recent discovery of remains
of the Franklin expedition. The article
closes: "The data on which to accept the
documents as genuine are too slender; and
unless the fact is corroborated in a manner
difficult to anticipate, we fancy skepucism
is misplaced"
DUBLIN, Sept. l7.-Booth, editor of the
Irish American, was yesterday renanded for
trial on charge of participation in the fatal
atiray at Lobbermore, recently.
Paris, Sept. 1.-THE Emperor Yesterday
appeared in the streets.
New YORK, Sept IA Richmond (Vs.)
special says plot has been set on foot, it is
charged by radical office,hoIders in Vir'
ginia, to have the question OF admitting that
| State 20 over without action of Congress
until the session commencing in 1870. 1t IS
proposed to get up evidence Of outrages and
! frauds by the Walker party, and by the aid
of filibustering in Congress, and references
to the Reconstruction Committee, have the
whole question ad journed. By this means
the present office holders will be permitted
to serve at least twelve months longer. The
originators of the scheme. it is said, receive
the strong support Of both Butler and Bout
well.
Iyp1aNApoLIs, Sept. l7.-The Muncie Old
| School Presbytery voted unanimously in fa
vor of the reunion of the two branches o.
the church.
A Young man named j. n. Kenworthy
aoed i9 wears, was killed on the indianapolis
and LAFAYETTE railroad, near Zionsville, Ind.
Yesterday. He was struck on the head by
the locomotive and instantly killed.
The Southeast Conference, this morning
passed resolution indorsing and recon-
mending to the powers that be the prison
reform movement, headed BY Brockway, o.
Detroit, and Coffin, of Richmond.
TOLEDO, Sept. l7.-Thc State Fair which
closes to-day, has been one of the best ex
hibi.ions and the most largely attended o
any ever held in the State. Over 35,OOt
tickets were sold Yesterday, indicating an
attendance Of 40, ,O00, and there will probably
be- 10000 sold to day. The total receipts
from tickets will probably exceed $4,000
DENVER, Sept. l7.-Election returns SHOW
] large republican majority in the Legis'a
r ture. Where the democrats made part.
t nomination, they have generally been de
feated
LONDON, Sept. Il -Advices received Civ
f account Of the total wreck of the lndlsi
mail steamer Carauatic, off the Island 0
Shsdum, in the Red Sea. All the passeu
y gers and crew succeeded in reaching shor
1t iu safety, but the cargo and mails were lost
TIE steamer had large sum of speci
aboard for this city which was lost.
d The Star to day states that the difficult
ID between the United States aud Spain is il
fair way of settlement.
10 New YoRE, Sept. l7.-Judd's lnseed 0
a. works, on Grand street, were burned Ia
uighs. Loss, $4,000.
- The prin, market is active. Sprague d
IL, cline, N sell new work below l4c. She,
H. ings are moving freely; delaines are in q
nd msnd at 2Oc for all good styles, aud sger
sil expect to advance to 2le'
I'd KEoKUK, Sept. ssterdsy was gre
day with more people in attendance q