The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-14
Cust0m H0use--One thousand
more Men at the Navy Yard--
The Irish RiOt--PrObable
peace in Europe--Securi-
ties in demand--AH
quiet On Wall street.
CENSUS OF BLOOMINGTON--RELIG-
lOUS GATHERING.
r. 4 Z. I. r. r. trouble in Ys-
oIia-Arrest of a Liquor Dea-
ler-Aa old resident
Killed.
Market Reports.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE senate has
passed over l5 land grant railroad bills this
session, including three that went through
thss BODY yesterday ID less than half sn
hour. Most of the land grants await the
action of the house.
The President has signed the Legislative,
Judicial and executive appropriation bill.
( The senate added eighty one amendments
10 the miscellaneous appropriation bill,
passed last night, involving nearly $4,000
/ 600.
| The house appropriation committee has
non -concurred In all which makes appropri.
asions for public buildings.
he senate has passed both the tax and
funding bills. The house is engaged in
considering the former, and expect to pass
both before they adjourn.
Repeated attempts have been made today
to get up the apportionment bill, but each
time II was voted down, and cannot pass
this session.
The house has Just suspended the rules
and passed Buffers resolution instituting an
investigation into the alleged trsatment of
the colored cadet At West Point.
The house has jus. agreed to the confer
enee report on the tax and tariff bill. Il
goes to the President.
AhC houoc hos nLsO nETteu W tuc
epce report on the funding bill. Having
passed both houses it now goes 10 the Presi.
dent.
The senate commerce committee have
agreed TO report q resolution authorizing the
purchase of foreign iron clad ships, with
authority to grant American register. Sen
ator Chandler will urge its passage. This
measure, 1t is believed, is all thar vii! be
necessary to place our government in a
proper attitude in case OF al European W ar.
Notwithstanding the peaceful tone of dis
patches from Eur ope, our government is In
receipt of intelligs nee that leads to the belief
that general wsr is inevitable. Accord
ingly, 1t is deems d but matter of prudence
TO place our navy on q war footing. a con
sultation was he Id in the naval committee
room YESTERDAY, and it was decided to re-
commend the necessary appropriation for
that purpose
To remov all doubt upon the subject, the
President yesterday said he would at once
send the name of ex Senator Frelinghuysen,
of New Jersey, to the senate, as Mr..
Mo.ley's successor as Minister to England.
The srpo intment is hourly expected by the
senators
The conference committee ON the funding
bill, In obedience to a vote of the house
yesterday, have decided to strike out the
seventh section of the bill, which required
all banks hereafter organized to take the
new bonds provided in the bill. The BILL
as agreed on, allows new banks the same
privileges as old banks. This will be ac
ceptable to Southern and Western mem bers.
New YoRK, July lit is suthoritatively
| announced to day that the Custom House
will not be used to persecute Fenton and his
adherents, but to build up the party in this
state, COO onsequently there is less uneasinoss
in the Custom House Grinnell vacates on
Friday.
There has been large addition to the
| workuen in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. One
thousand more are to be added.
| Great indication is expressed toward the
Catholics who made the attack on the
Oraugemen yesterday. Their leader was
shot dead, and his body kicked about the
ground. F1rther trouble is apprehended.
| 4 Washington special just received, says
/ the funding bill is regarded as dead at this
sess ion, unless the senate makes more con-
| cessions.
| Private Paris and London dispatches,
received to day noon, say peace is fully
restored. The German papers are clustering,
but il ia the bluster which usually follows
concessions.
| The Germans who had sold out their
American securities scram bled to get them
back last night. :,
Affairs are still more pacific in Wal
street Gold is down to liz under very
large sales. 1t now transpires that there
was precoucerted movement among the
| Germans and others to break Governments
| They began BY offering nearly seven mil
lions at the treasury purchase of two mil
lions on Monday, and have been heavily
selling until last night, when they began tt
recover, buying heavily t D day, many com
ing to Wall street two no urs earlier thar
usual to do so. Notwithss anding this raid
the foreign war cloud and funding legisla
ton, Govern ments have not declined at th'
lowest more than q per ce mt. A formidable
bull cam paigu in stocks, hich is in prepa
ration, will probably be nangurated thu
moment congress adjourns.
BLooMINeroN, III July lFt.-.rhe censu
takers yesterday completed their canvass o
this city, which places the popu lation o
Bloomington at l4.600 souls, ab, nut two
thirds of the popular estimate and doubl
that of 1860.
! The Central Synod of the Pre- sbyt eria
church Of this state is holding It's an nus
meeting in this city. About two huno re-
clerRymen are present.
PEORIA, ILL.,. July Ia There was greA
light in our city council Tue. .day evening