The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-25
CaSserly to speak to the Sachems
Of Tammany--Settlement with
ex-c0llecters--The Rail read
War--Butlcrs Spoon malady
hereditary--Comnercial
agency coming to
grief.
Three boys burned, a terrible scsne
Damages recovsred-06ur-
derer convicted-xhe great
jubilee At 1elvidere.
Foreign News.
Market Reports.

WAsHISGroS, June 25-Efforts are max
ing with Senators to prevent the admission
| of Governor Stephenson to the Senate from
Kentucky, in place Of McCreery, next
March.
The Senate, BY vote of "a to %, has
struck from the tax bill all sections relating
to the income tax. Ii is understood that
Mr.. Sherman will now move to strike out
all that part of the bill relating to the tariff,
as 1t is deemed best to allow it to remain as
1t Is for this year.
Secretary Boutwell, has appointed Henry
Waldo an Inspector in the New York Gus
tom House.
There is good deal of grumbling among
the Republicans of the House at the
confirmation of Akernsn as Attorney Gen
erel.
amendment to the Transcontinental railroad
the Fremont faction.
The House is at work on the Georgia bill,
but there is is nothing new in the arguments
being made, either for or against.
The receipts and expenditures for the
present month will be very heavy. The cur
rency balance up to date, is upward Of
$22 100000 the gold balance is Sill ,000,-
600
The reduction of the public debt will not
be as large as many suppose, owing 10 the
large payments of the navy and war pensions,
and in settling up the balance At the close
OF the hscal year.
The Secretary Of the Treasurer has te!e-
graphed to the Collector of Customs at Wiz
ming,on, giving permission to the Cuban
privsteer Hornet, winch was captured at
that port. to proceed to New York.
A report has reached here from North
Carolina, founded upon what is considered
good authority, that the people of that state
are very much exercised about q rumor
which is prevsle Mt there to the effect that
one Kirk, who was notorious in Tennessee
during the ascendency Of Brownlow in that
state, has been chosen by the Governor of
North Carolipa as the leader of the state
militia organization now being formed.
The President has signed the bill creating
Department of Justice This takes from
the Treasury, Navy aud State Departments
their solicitors and their clerks, and the
employees in their office, as also those of the
Revenue Bureau, and places them under the
Attorney General. Its approval caused a
great futter among the employees of the
! bureaus to be transferred to the new depart
~~
| field will resign, and accept the place oi
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
! New YORK, June 25.-Hon. S. 8. Cox
has been promised by Senator Casserly, Of
California, a native of this state, that the
latter will deliver an orstion before the
Tammany Society on the 4th of July.
All the national banks of this city, with
one exception, have reported in response to
the recent circular Of Comptroller Hulburd
/ The revenue bugeau officials have been
busily engaged, during the past month, IN
effecting q settlement with ex collectors
| Col W. Williams, who was sent to this city
has returned to Washington. While here
he transacted the business necessary to
! final settlement of the accounts of ex col
lectors of the different districts of the city
Mr. Greeley is still sick. His physician
do not allow callers to see him.
The ice companies have all increased
rates one-f fifth to-day.
| Another railway reduction has taken ef
feet. The Pennsylvania Central has reduce
the f1re to Memphis to $36. and to ksnss
City to $44 95; to St. Louis to $34.50; t
Indianapolis to $25, with q correspondent
red uction for through tickets to other point
West. The Erie is expected to follow gu
SO on.
One of the trunk lines (probably tn
IPennsylvania CENTRALLY is said to be arrang
ing time tables for an extra special Chicag
lightning express, only twenty four hour
from New York.
The General passenger agent OF tn
Southern Inland railway line along the Sc
board is preparing table of reduced rate
10 all prominent Southern points.
Robert, nephew Of General Butler, wa
arrested and imprisoned to day for stealth
silver spoons from the table Of family u
town, during their temporary absence. ID
threatens to commit suicide.
Vettestein & Co., of Philsdelphis. hav
com menced suit here to day for Sl0O,0o
5 damages against McKillop & Sprsgue
commercial agency, charging that becaus
they wouldn't subscribe to the agency the
we're put down in the weekly published lii
D as failed"
: BISsHAxroN, N. Y, June 25.-The su
r Of Daniel Lyons against the Erie kailroa
Company to recover $50,00O for psrson'
,, injuries sustained by the Cars Rock disa
: ter on April l3, 1868, was concluded Thur
, day evening. The plaintiff received inJurit
!. which will disable him permanently, On
: may shorten his life Judge Murray, IN n
I charge to the jury, said that the compan.
q q a. common carriers. we're BY law una'
obligation to keep that road 10 perfect orde
and were responsible, in damages, for u
result of any Negligence; and, according
tho ta.t;,nonv tha compA0v ver0 guilty