The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-24
Armies OfEurOpe
HsPAxTExo 1AcKs OUT.
Partisan Intelligence.
More Bodies Found at La Crosse.
Market Reports.
WASHINGTON. Nav %,

mere mas Deen much talA OF improper
influence TO pass the North Pscitc Railroad
olIL, and az effort was made today TO get d
committee appointed to investigate IT. The
House dec!,u, 20 entertain the proposition,
and the enemies of the bill failed in their
efforts to delay action on ii.
The Army bill sppIopristes twenty nine
millions two hundred and sixty seven thou
sand dollars. which is three millions less
than the estimates, and four millions less
than last year.
The House disagreed to the Senate bill
to enforce the Fifteenth Amend meut, and 1t
has gone to a Conference Com mittee.
The House refused to suspend the rules to
%, the Air Line Railroad from Washington
TO New York on It's passage.
The Senate Military Com mittee to DAY
agreed to report against the House propo
sition making q national holiday of the 30th
of May, on the ground that such Legislation
is unnecessary. They agreed TO report IN
favor of giving medals TO the Massachusetts
and Pennsvlvanis soldiers, who first arrived
ID Washington at the breaking out of the
rebellion.
There is very strong feeling in the House
favorable II consolidating not only The South
merican Missions, but the similar Euro
pesn Missions.
! New YORK, May 24-The yearly meeting
Of the Hicksite Quakers began at the severA
Friends meeting houses in New York al
Brooklyn on SUNDAY. The FIRST days ses-
/ sion was only for worship, and was public
! ont the business meetings through the Teek
will be private, and will be held 10 Ruther'
| ford Place.
Rev. Charles B. Smythe opened church
! Of his own at Masonic Hall Sunday morning
+ The Congregation. comprising sbout one
hundred people, received the pastor with
partially suppressed cheers. Mr. Smythe
! III the course Of his sermon, threw his arm
above his head and exclaimed with enthusi
asm, Il hsve no chains 10 bind me-ut
straight Jacket TO crsmp me. | have moth
ing, beloved friends, to prevent me frou
going forward" He claimed to be q re
former, like Wesley and Whitedeld.
Patrick Murphy, living Oh Hamilton
avenue, BROOKLYN, lost Sunday split hi
wife's head open with 3 hatchet. TIT
woman is not dead. but sinking.
A bsnque, was given Sun AZ night II
soma certain Catholic priests in favor of al
to sectarian schools.
meeting Was held at the Brooklyn Tsber
nacle Church on Sunday, in the interest o
the Evangelical Alliance. Addresses wer
delivered by Bishop Jones, Rev. DR.. f.
dridge and Rev. DR.. Thompson.
Surveying parties are busily engaged L
svlug off the route of the proposed Nations
railroad from Philadelphia to New York, !
, opposition to the Camden and Amboy.
. 4 Berlin letter 20 the Herald gives th
following figures of the chief Continents
armies
D. Austria-Peace establishment, 276,4oO
war st ength, 838,700; available on aetu'
outbreak Of hostihties, 100000.
u Prussia-Peace establishment, 756,00(
D war strength, Lot, 900; available Oh sctui
e outbreak of hostilries, 100000 for oper'
lions on the western frontier.
Itslv-Pesce establishment, l73, 600; tel
e army 425, 600; war strength, 621, 600; ava
able on actual outbreak of hostilItIes, 20t
: 600.
e France-Peace establishment, 4l4,63
; 6eld army, 647,27l; war strength, l,3oO,UO
q available on actual outbreak OF hoshiltit
$40, 000.
North Germany-Psace establisbmer
p 3'5,526 6eld army, 55l,993; war strene'
944.32l; available on actual outbreak
," nostilities, 546.00N.
le South Germany &C $40 +; field army,
'y 1876; war strength, 18+,406; available
y actual outbreak Of hostiliiies, 100000.
~, Cable dispatches state that kspartero
allg declines the Spanish Crown that
le King Of p russia heartily cOugratulates Nap
e eon on the result Of the plebiScitum; /; that
Duke de GrammoBt has positively instru
ed the French Minister at Rome TO abst'
SIS from interference with the affairs Of
of Ecumenical Council, and practice absol
reserve with reference TO any action OF
u French Government towards the Pope Il
co Il has transpired that the Greek brlgan
Of before their execution, confessed that &
n insisted upon ransom for the prisoner un
"A advice of persons high IN authority
welding great influence with the 1oV'
re ment of Greece 1t is thought that seri
10 complications will grow out OF this last
res uouncement.
les MADRID, via PARIs. May GIT Is
Ia nounced 10 day that Espartero has recon
cred his resolution and nov consents TO
. cent the crown of Spain. This howeve
not official. The excitement attending
- unsettled state Of the government, me
while is unabsted-
\ PARTs, MAY 24.-Letters from Ma
m confirm the previous reports that Gen. /
ga has a direc. understanding with Gen.
sH ahoa. the new Prime Minister of Portu
sY whereby an Iberisu union is to be forme
The Postmaster General Of France
been dangerously injured By runs
~ horse. -,
p a;np 1t is reported that high conrt VIII
pted on the fifteenth of June ct Tours OF q
:, no to try those arrested for completely IN
sck, Regicide plet
anu LISBON, May 24.-Advices from fi'
neiro state that Lieut.. Lopez Jordan
"a. been recognized as Emperor of the pre-
f.. d -. h.. tha rnantina oovefnma