The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-13
Dickens Death--Feeling in Eng
land.
Sentence of Fenians.
Market Reports.

bill to reduce the army passed the House to-
daT, and Will probably pass the Senate on
Monday. The maximum of the army after
this year is fixed at 80, GEO men, and the
annual savings is estimated at $4,000, 600,
Notwithstanding the provision allowing one
year g pay to officers who resign, the regu
lar officers are earnestly opposing this new
bill. Officers and friends of officers were
belsboring Senators today to vote against
It The three months struggle which has
been going on over this measure, has dem
onstrsted that the regular officers are, nstu>
rally enough, opposed to any reduction of
the army. Under this bill, which prohibits
military officers from holding civil positions,
Gen. Sickles, Minister to Spain, Gen. Ba.
deau, consul to London, Gen, Fitzpatrick,
Minister to Chill, and Gems. Porter, Babcock
and Dent, on duty at the White House, will
have 10 resign either their civil or military
office.
Patrick Woods, small, weak looking
Irish policemen, with the alias of Pat Roo
ney, was brought before the bar of the
House to-day, to soswer for violation OF
Its privileges in assaulting Mr.. Porter, the
member from Pichmond. The proceedings,
doubtful at first, became very ludicrous on
the arrangement of the prisoner, and he was
committed to the sergeant alarms for an
examination of the case before the Judiciary
committee Porter, who instigxted this
arrest, served a sentence under General
Butler, with ball and chain, in the trenches
IN front of Richmond during the war, which
fact does not add to his popularity in the
House.
Woods, who assaulted Representative
Porter in Richmond, was brought before The
bar of the House to day, when a resolution
was sdoEted referring the matter to the Ju-
dietary Committee to investigate and report.
In the meantime the Seargant at arms will
keep him in the coal hole under the Capitol
He has villsinous countensDee, aud is
represented as bad character.
The currency balance in the Treasury up
to date is sl9 1927, 900 coin, $l0s, ,6s8 200 !;
gold certificates, S34, 4,663, 900.
The British minister has received an off,
al letter from Lord Glare ndon, in which
the thanks OF the English cabinet sre
conveyed to this government for the promp,
measures which were taken BY the admistrs
ton in the Suppression OF the tenian
invasion of the Dominion, and the earnest
hope ia ex xpressed that Gen. O'Neill and all
other leading Fenians may be tried for
violation of the neutrality laws, and punished
according to the statute for what is regarded
AS q great crime committed upon a govern
ment with whom they are at peace, and al
outrage ON an unoffending people. The
tenor of this dispatch has been commuuics
ted to the president by the secretary OF
state. The government will leave ONelll
and others under arrest, to be dealt with
according to law.
The San Domingo investigating commit
day with regard to the allegation that Gen.
Babcock, the American commissioner,
Caused the American citizen Hatch to be
imprisoned by Baez. The inquiry has not
| been EXTENDED into the charges that cor
rupt means were used in negotiating the
| San Domingo treaty any further than it is
covered by the allegation made against Gen
| Babcock of causing the imprisonment OF
Hatch. Should the senate pass the pending
| resolution to cover the whole question, the
investigation, it is said would last during
the remainder of the present session. There
| is no doubt that the administration was
using its patronage to secure the ratification
| prominent in opposing it have suddenly
found themselves without influence at th'
white house in the matter of appointments
Gen. Rosecrans, who is in Washington
| hardly deems it necessary to dignity with I
| denial the sensation story that he is abou
to lead flibustering expedition into Mex
co nor does he know of the existence o
| any such scheme.
WASHINGTON, June Assistant Secre
tary Hartley is acting secretary during tn
absence of Mr.. Boutwell,. This latter is 4
| ba absent week.
The final interview between Red Clou'
and Secretary Cox and Commissioner Psrke
took place to day. Red Cloud made
speech. in which he said that before he lef
| nis country the chiefs held a counsel, and b
mad only spoken what they demanded. Sec
re,ary Cox promised everything to advanc
| their interests and make them happy. Gov
Pitchylaw, the Choctsw chief, gave fheI
some good advice, which they received wit
approbation. Red Cloud declines goin
home via New York. He wants to go in
straight line. He says he will not retur
angry. although it is evident the Indians ar
not we'll pleased with the results Of their Wis
it. They leave here on Monday.
Red Cloud had another interview tods
with Secretary Cox, indulging in anothe
series of conf plants The Secretary respond
ed, giving him good advice by urging hir
and his followers 20 adopt the ways 9
civilization, and assuring them that tn
government would protect the interests OF q
the Indians who lived in peace with i
Ped Cloud objected to going home BY th
way of New York, saying that he had see
enough of towns, and that the presents coul
be bought at other places on the line home
aaxd.