The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-01-12
Continuance Of Telegraphers
Strike.
NAVIGATION CLOSED BELOW ST.
LOUIS.
THE STEAMER STONEWALL In
SURAKCE.
st. Louis Post Office Business.

| ST. LOUIS, Jan. l2.-Navigation between
| this point and the south is practically closed
| by the ice gorging at Jefferson Barracks ten
| miles below here, yesterday morning
Complaints are made BY farmers in the
interior of the State that drovers and others
are putting out large amounts of counterfeit.
green backs.
Lewis Downing, Chief of the Cherokees,
and other braves, are in the city, en- route
TO Washington on business connected with
the sale OF the neutral lands.
Suit commenced in the United States
District Court to-day by the Union Insurance
Company against the owners of the steamer
Stonewall, burned last October, for BIC, 600,
the amount paid on the policies on goods
shipped on that boat. The plaintiff claims
the destruction of the boat was caused by
the earelessness of the officers
The following are the principal features
of the business of the St. Louis post office
the past year: Value of stamps and stamped
envelopes sold, $24s, 1876; value of money
orders issued, $2sl 500; do orders paid, ,
Sl,0S5, 5,000-almost double that OF the pre-
vious year; registered letters received and
forwarded to other Offices, 1876 number
of mail letters delivered, 6,2l3, 769; number
collected, 3, ,73l ,065; drop letters delivered,
525,2l3; newspapers delivered, 1924, III;
newspapers collected, 1886 letters re-
ceived for distribution 10 other Offices, J.,
S94, 812; letters deposited in this Office and
collected from street boxes, 6,l54, PSI;
weight of newspapers and printed matter
from this office, 3,167,744 pounds; Office
expenses. $72,OlS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE President,
in conference with the Ways and Means
Comm Ittee on the subject of tariff, recon
mends them to increase the free list with
all articles that are generally used in this
country, and which do not come into compe
tition with American production.
In reply to resolution of the House,
Secretary Boutwell, Gays the Department has
no information relative TO the payment OF
$500, 900 gold by Japan as indemnity for
sggressions on our commerce, aud stipulat-
ed By the treaty of 1864, the books showing
20 such an amount had been deposited.
Senator Morton has pref sred bill pro-
hibiting the building, arming or fighting out
of foreign vessels in this country. 1t is in-
tended to apply more particularly to Spain =.
The report made by Capt. Raymond, of
the Engineer Corps, described the Yukon
river in Alaska as the third largest in the
world.
The Postmaster reports TO the Senate that
the Postal Convention with France failed
because of the Director General of Post
claiming an unequal share of the postage.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE annual election of
officers of the Chicago Stock Board was
held in the rooms of the Board, No. 100
South Clark street. The following was the
result:
President-H. NJ. Thompso
Vice President George A. Wheeler.
Secretary-P. ?. Oldershaw-
Caller-C A. Crane.
Executive Committee. J. Richards, j.
J. Ulman, A. o. Slaughter. c. l.. Boyd, W.
D. Messenger, G. A Wheeler.
Committee on Membership-A. 0. Slaugh-
ter. " P. Wright, W. d Messenger, D..
e. Denton, C. L. Boyd, ]. J. Richards, C..
4 Crane.
Committee on Arbitration-C. L. Boyd,
A. NJ. Linscott, a. o. Slaughter, Z. K.
Fie,d George A. Wheeler.
Board of Appeals-W. P. Rolls, James
c. Tyler, C. R. Field, D. 81. Denton, a. ..
Slaughter.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE House Bank
ing and Currency Committee to-day, after
discussing the several financial measures,
decided TO make thorough investigation
into Wall street operations of certain Gov
ernment officials who are alleged to have
been implicated in that disgraceful affair.
WHEELING, Jan. ll.-Miss Bothsm,
charged with the murder Of W J. McNash,
on the 3Oth of December last, was brought
before Judge Melvin yesterday, and on Civ
ing bail in $4,000 was released from Gus
tody.
NEW YORK, Jau. l4.-Cook, the erring
divine. who eioped with young lady mem
ber of his church, has hitherto possessed the
entire confidence of his flock, but us feared
that his evil course are not OF recent origin.
He is believed to have been the prey OF
blackmailers for some time past, IN oonse-
auence of his secrete indiscretions, anu
driven to the wall by their opportunities, ne
he resolved at last to secure the person OF
the poor trusting child and fly forever. ne
departed on SATURDAY., leaving letters to his
wife and the father of Miss johnson, confess
| ing his crime Detectives are on the track
in several directions. The girl is uudoutt'
edly ruined. Her brothers are on the track
and bloody tragedy will probably end this
painful drama.
The Republican Union General Commit
tee of this city was, last evening, fully and
permanently organized, with the choice o.
General John Cochrsne as Chairman. All
the delegates were present, with few excep
tions. The proceedings were harmonious
and conclusive substantially unanimous.
| The Western Union Telegraph Company
is firm, ond the strikers are firm, and there
is no present compromise visible. Mean
while the funds of the operators out ol
work are getting low, and various labor or