The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-01
Market Reports.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The house hal
taken up the Judiciary bill and will discus.
il under the five minutes rule.
The Florida telegraph company appear
ed before the House Foreign Affairs com.
mittee to bsy, and urged the repeal of the
monopoly of the Cuba Cable Company
They offer to build line and lay cable to
Havana, and not change more than one
dollar on all messages of ten words, whether
foreign or domestic, between Lake City and
Cuba. The present company i. now chsrg
ing for ten words between the same points,
four dollars in gold on all United States
messages. and six dollars in gold on Europe.
an messages.
Joseph Nesmsn, of San Francisco, has
arrived here with magnificent flag made
of California silk, which he intends to pre-
sent, in the name of the state, to Congress.
Il was displayed Yesterday in the marble
room of the Senate, where it attracted great
attention on account of it's size and beauty,
as well as being the first American flag of
native silk.
With the present session of Congress the
terms of % Senators will expire, of which
20 are Radicals and three Democrats.
In the House yesterday the Senate bill
making Omaha port of delivery, passed.
The substitute for the Senate bill Tor the
improvement of water com municatiou be
tween the Mississippi river and Lake Michi
gsu, by way of the Wisconsin and Fox
rivers, was agreed to, and the bill passed.
The report OF the conference committee
on the bill defining the duties, etc, of pen
sion agents, was presented. In regard to
fees, it fixed them at $40. exceP, where
written agreements are made and filed at
the Department, when the maximum fee
NAV be S25.
The House agreed to the Senate bill for
the relief of pre-emption settlers in Ne
braska, and passed it.
NEW YORK, July Steps have begun
for the cessation of railway hossilities. Old
rates will probably soon be restored.
A company to oppose the present ice
monopoly has been formed in this city.
Revenue officers heresbouts argue that
the income law includes this year. so that
they shall assess and collect next spring for
1870.
The working men are preparing for
monster public demonstration sgainst the
Chinese
MADISON, Wis, July l.-Our people are
sxultant over the new division Of the State.
while our kind neighbor, Milwaukee,. feels
that she has lost . large silica from her b
con; and growls accordingly.
The Albany Argus thinks that with pro-
per sxertion the democracy may carry ~
states IN 1872.
Rev. DR.. Ki.tredge has decided to accept
the pastorate of the Third Presbyterian
Church in this city, at salary of $1,000
per snnum.
4. T. Stewart returned an income of less
than 100000 for the past year, while
Ciaain Mellen & CO., and hundreds OF other
large New York houses show but small
profits. Thousands of merchants swear 10
losses for the year, and a number of houses
failed.
The case OF the Erie Company, James
Fisk, Jr.. and Justin d. White, vs. John
BENJAMIN, Heath, ct al, came before Judge
Barnard yesterday, in this city, upon re
turn of the order to show cause why an
Injunction and an order appointing a
receiver should not stand permanently
bu. was postponed till the third Monday il
July.
In this city, during the "a hours ending
at noon yesterday, there were l06 deaths
against 81 during the corresponding hour:
last week. On the previous day there were
ever since the hot weather set it.
A double team race at the Fashion
Course yesterday for $2,000-mile heats
best three in five-was won by Jessie Vale.
and Darkness, in three straight heats, beat
ing Honest Allen, Belle Strickland, Kirk
land and Medoc. Time 1929, 2:3l3
2:3l3.
LONDON, July 1.-The financial editor o
the Times thinks the specie shipments from
New York for the uext few days will be un
usually heavy, on account OF sales OF Amer
ican bonds on European account.
Viscount Amberly has made another
speech at Newcastle, Calculating his idea
on the education bill Sir James Stark, th'
celebrated physician, is dead. at 81 year
old. Josiah Forster, uncle of William Ed
ward Forster, and Patriarch of the Quskers
died yesterday.
A provincial correspondent thinks tha
an important guaranty of European peac
has been lost in the death of Earl Claren
don
Dispatches from Rome Of the 29th, an
nounce the report of an immediate vote O
the Ecumenical Council on the iDfallibilit
dogma as untrue. The discussion of tn
project continues. 1t is reportei that th
Pope has ordered the Cardinals to oppos
any proportion to set aside the discusslor
i A committee of Bishops, of oil nation'
including the Archbishops Of San Francisco
Mexico, Baltimore, Quito, and other Amer
cans, have addressed request to the faithft
for subscriptions for the Catholic Church, .
Constantinople. which suffered so terribly
: the recent confsgration.
! ROME, July l.-Supporters OF the infall
! bility DOGMA copnt on Cardinals Cullen an