The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-06
Reduction in ReVenue--"Red
Cloud" gees. to the Bosom Of
.'Great Father" Grant--A
New York City Job--River
and Harbor Improve
ments.
~ r =" " q R Ia.
The Mcfarland Trial.
The Gin Drinking Preacher found
Guilty--Disgraeeful News
paper Squabbies.
Fire in Louisville, KY
Judge Bradley Denies Bribing
the President with a Villa.
Market Reports.

well, by invitation, Was IN conference
with the Senate Finance Committee
today for some time, concerning the
new internal revenue measure which
they are preparing. The Secretary is op
posed TO making much reduction III the
revenue at the present time. He is willing
10 increase the exemptions OF the income
TAX 10 two thousand dollars. leaving the tax
at 3 per cent. The amount of reduction
proposed would be about twenty millions of
ioliars.
Red Cloud, chief of the Sioux Indians,
having expressed desire to come to Wash
,ngton 20 have talk with the authorizes,
lotice was yesterday sent, granting him
permission. Ii is hoped that affairs may be
AZ usted and q war with that race avoided
The House Foreign Affairs Committee
TO day struck ont the resolution In the
Paraguay report, censuring Admiral Davis,
1t having been shown that he was acting
apder instructions Of Government. The
minority report censures Minister Wash
ourne.
The Senate Commerce Committee to day
directed Senator ConhlIng TO prepare q bill
.unneling the \ orth and East rivers at New
\ ork
The House Commerce Committee TO day
considered, but did not finish, the bill
making appropriations for the improvement
Jf rivers and hsrbors.
The Senate Finance Committee have JUS,
agreed to report a measure repeshug al the
Internal revenue taxes on ail articles except
whisky, tobacco, stamps and one or two
,ther matters They retain the income tax
without any modification.
The Senate naval com mittee considered
he bill TO increase the efficiency Of the navy
out came to no conclusion.
NEW YORK, May 6.-Baron Won Lederer
Austrian Minister, Is in this city.
For drinking gin and milk IN a bar room
Ju the Sabbath day, IN cou psny with two
newspaper reporters, and neglecting 10 ash
blessing over tbs refreshments, the tIrs
United Pres sbYtery yesterday found Rev
Charles b. Smith, of the Eleventh Stree
Presby terlau Church, guilty, and sentenced
aim TO be rebuked. The reverend slnnel
made a full confession OF his guilt, anC
| promised to walk more circumspectly II
iuture, and received the eensure from the
| FPS OF the Rev. DR.. Harper on the spot.
Yesterday afternoon Junius Henri
browne testified have known Richardson
en- years was with him two years in tht
var and two in prison; he was the most in
innate friend | had; during the last thre,
,ummers of his life had his chin shsven
| he never wore his beard long; | was preseu
It No % Amity street the night before th'
irst shootng-the night Richardson return
d from Il srrford; had been to the theatre
or Mrs. Mcfarland SIX or eight times
| Richardson came about half an hour afte
Se returned; the door q the hall was psrti
! ally eiar; | heard the turning of the key il
| he door, and he came np and knocked a
| he door; | shook hands with him, an
| .ttsr little while I went away ! remem
| DER one occasion during the last day
| 1f November, 1867, at the Astor Rous
| ~hen he was sitting there : the prisone
| came In q rather an excited and threatenin
| way; coming directly to -sichsrdsoD; Rict
,rdson eyed him calmly, and turned ava
.ud looked out of the window, aud sool
| vent away; that is ths only occasion on whic
| / remem Der meeting him. Oh | do remeu
| DER the first time | ever knew the prisone
| ly sight, it WAS in Richardson's room, whe
ne came to the door aud Knocked, an
Richardson went out In tie hall and the
| nad a talk together, not excited, nor could
| nave heard it; this was few days after tt
| separation.
TO Mr.. Grabam-I lived in Cincinna
.bout 20 years; | suppose / knew Richar
ION shout SIX wears there; he was not thel
| Ill time; be was then connected with tn
Tribune | never knew him to carry pIst
.fter the war; | heard of the shooting
November last, and joined him at the Ast'
House within, | suppose 20 minutes after;
lid not have his night key the night befo
he shooting; think he did not give it
| ne before ne went TO Hartford.
a very lively war has been inauguratt
.mong the newspapers of this city Rr
BROOKLYN, and the interest therein is nut
ncreased BY the opening of the new Stant
,rd, John Russell Youngs paper. upon Il
| SIM. The castls belii between the latter
| 90 well understood TO need mention of Il
act that it is going to be severe In t
,xtreme. The Sun has abnsed almost ever
! BODY and everything in town. You
! leclares that Dana is a mean coward, S
md black-maiier, and his journal a libel
he American press. He says, by estsbil'
ing the Sun. Dana has succeeded in keepI
: house of ill.fame in New York You
| promises to expose the character OF
prominent persons connected with the 81
! aking them one by one, and claims to hs
,buadant proof of their manifold defects
As soon as the trial of Mcfarland
3 .nded, the war will be prosecuted W
u ncr.ased vipor Some persons think th'
e will be blood shed around Printing 10,
Square, while many regret that New "
ditors never kill each other! The Brook
Union has a scathing editorial on Hu
- Hastings, of the Commercial Advertiser, g
publishes the acknowledgment that hastiI
wrote and signed when at Albany, wi
he was deliberate calumniator and
,cious liar, and with malice prepense ms
= ,harges against persons he hated, TO r
heir business" The Union editorial is
o. Theodore Tilton, who thus retaliates
PERSONAL sbuse of himself as editor Of
Independent newspaper.