The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-08
WASHINGTON.
The Duty on C0al--Tariff Bill
Belgian Cable Scheme--Fund-
ing Biil---Emory elected
Mayor Of Washington
Seven of the City Off,
GERS Colored.
~ 4 " YORK
New York and Brooklyn
Bridge Co.
Atlantic and Great Western r.
Il. Reorganization.
Foreign News.
Foreign News.
Market Reports.

W AoLAANtE iON, June . - he w avs anu
Means Committee to day directed Mr.. Mayn-
ard, OF Tennessee, to prepare Dill repeal
ing the duty coal 1t will be several days
before 1t will be reported.
The Senate Finance Committee to-day
commenced the consideration OF the Tax
and Tariff bill. Senator Sherman expects
TO get it before the Senate in two or three
days.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee
did not dispose of the Belgian cable scheme.
They are disposed to sccede TO their request
to be allowed to land on the New Jersey
coast.
The Funding bill reported yesterday
meets with considerable favor IN the Senate.
Secretary Boutwell, is in conference with
members at the Capitol concerning financial
matters.
The msjority for Emory, the Reform can
didate for mayor, Is 32l. The total vote
polIed is l0,9Is, falling only 993 behind the
registration. The Bowen Republicans elect
two aldermen and five common councilmen,
of whom two are colored. OF the Emory
Republicans elected FIVE are colored. The
Emoryites are largely In ma jority IN the
common council, while IN the board of
aldermen, with those holding over, there is
q tie.
New York, June s.-The New York and
Brooklyn bridge company yesterday elected
the following directors Henry A. Murphy,
Isaac Van Arden, Seymour l.. Hnsied,
Alex. McCne, Henry W. SIocum, James II.
StranhAn, John II. Prentice, John L. Lewis,
Wm. " Tweed, Peter b. Sweeney, Hugh
Smith, Demas Barnes, &. L. Senks, Vim.
uunter, Jr., and Samuel Mclean.
Mrs Annie Holmes, of Jersey City, was
thrown down hundred steps on the Jersey
Heights by her drunken husband, on the
4th instant, and died of her injuries on
Monday.
The London Times Of the 18th ultimo
says: "Some persons IN Amsterdam, hold
ing sectional interest IN the affairs of the
A American, Atlantic d Great Western K. r.,
have put forward plan of settlement in
opposition to that inst issued in London by
the president Of the line. Is 1t has been
the constant aim Of the Erie people to get
small knots of individuals by new proposals
to distract the general body from adopting
any scheme that might interfere with then
proceedings, this new movement should be
regarded with the greatest suspicion The
plan Of the president contemplates the nom
ingtion of Gen. Mcclellan, Mr. Duncan, of
Duncan, Sherman d Co., and Senator
Thurman TO the control of the property, and
with these names before them, calculated to
inspire confidence, 1t would De strange II the
company were to pay attention to any infe-
rior representations.
The London Telegraph of the 25th ultimo
SAYS "a scheme for the reorganization OF
the Atlantic and Great Western Railway
Company, hes been proposed by Mr. I. W.
OVAL. as the agent and representative OF
= / ! hon
1t 8 recommended as an arrangement be
tween the first mortgages and subsequent
creditors, which, while preserving the gen
ersl integrity of the prior mortgages, and
asking from them such concessions only as
they may reasonably allow, provides that
that the prospective increase IN the resources
of the company, shall be available for the
benefit of those creditors behind them. he
scheme includes the sale, under foreclosure,
of three divisions OF the road, from Salaman-
ca to DAYTON, to be produced for the beDeht
of the various parties ccming lnto the ar
rangement, and the issue OF three new mort
cages to the amount of S32 100000, ths
bonds of which shall have interest and prln
cipal payable in gold, and of a new stock OF
+ the amount of $l2 100000. 1t is contem-
plated that the bonds to be issued by the
reorganized company will commence TO bear
interest from the lst of January next
Letters from Yanina, Turkey, report the
extirpation of the band OF brigands IN that
district formed of q men, who had belong
ed to the Boshi Bassook, now dIsbanded.
A body of troops was sent TO hunt them
down, and the local authorities and inhaoit-
ants rendered every assistance. Inc TWO
/ Chiefs Yussuf Gsrovik aud ID. y. bmai,
were taken alive. with FIVE of their comrades,
in the neighborhood ofGhowa, and fourteen
were killed in an engagement with the
troops.
A private dispatch from NJ. Cremieux, the
President of the Jewish Alliance IN Paris
saws of the reported massacre in Roumanls
that the Jews are expelled, plundered, hor-
ribIv maltreated, with numbers wounded
and some probably killed. This is the hrs'
authentic intelligence received OF those out
RACES.
pans. June 8.-M. Provost Paradol ha'
hsen sppointed Minister of France 10 th'
limited States, and will leave for Washing
ton about the end of June.
The deaths from small pox in the city
Paris last week numbered l73.
The illness of the Emperor is reportea
He ia said TO be suffering from severe al
, tack of rheumatism.
, Owing to the long continued dry weather
, fires in the woods have occurred quite IRE
ouen.ly throughout Europe lately, at'enae
in many cases with loss of life and propertts,
; Yesterday a FIRE occurred IN the oeauti,I
= forest of Fontainblesu, only lev mhe
|. from this city, sweeping over hundreds
acres, The people turned out and succeed
ed in checking the flames.
The Paris journals are attacking " :,
= liriar for h;s cnnrse toward the party OF u