The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-02
By Telegraph.
WASHINGTON.
Reorganization Of tho Navy
Ratification of the San Denim
go Treaty--The Income Tax
--TheMcGarraghan Claim
Case--XV Amendment
Celebrations.
~ e w HOR x.
Another Shooting Tragedy
Church Celebration on the Av
Amendment---The Sleepy
Hollow Murderer pro-
nOuneed Insane.
Foreign News.
Market Reports.
Foreign News.
Market Reports.

| Market Reports.
| WASHINGTON, April 2.-Admiral Porter
was in consultation with the House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs to-day, relative to
| the bill for the reorganization of the navy
and the settlement of the line and staff
question. The Committee examined the
Admiral upon the propriety of abolishing
| the rank of Executive Officer, and assigning
| his duties to the eaptin. The Admiral in.
| formed them that the proprietor of the large
establishment might as well dispense with
| its foreman as for the navy TO abolish the
rank of executive officer. he is the foreman
of the shop, and is absolutely necessary.
! The committee is making slow progress with
the bill.
| A special messenger has arrived here
from San Domingo as the representative OF
President Baez. He comes to confer with
| the President and Senators relative to the
ratification of the treaty, and bring aome
additional facts about the vote of the people
| in favor Of ratification he says that since
there was q prospect Of the ratification oi
| the treaty, civil strife an the island has de
creased, and he asserts that with any An
| nexation to the United States all revolution,
sry movements will cease. He had inter.
views with the President and several Sena-
| tors to day.
The pressure upon membe by their con.
stituents in favor of sbolisbing the income
| tax has become so great that a number o!
| them called upon the President end Secre-
tary of the Treasury TO confer with them
about it. The President seemed to think
that the revenue could get along without it,
| but Mr. Boutwell, is infexible in in his op-
position to any change for the present.
VIM. NJ. Eysrts, made an argument before
| the Judiciary Committee, to day, in the Nc
| Gsrraghan claim case. Mr.. Evsrts repre-
| sents the New Idrio Mining Company. He
Will occupy some five days in his argument.
The House COMMITTEE on Appropriations
has decided not to recommend any appro-
priations for the commencement of new pnb
lie buildings.
The ratification celebration of the Fiji
teenth Amendment was celebrated by pa
rade of the Fire Department, composed OF
both white and black members.
NEW York, April Mrs. Le,itia Mes
bitt and Thomas Harlem wsre sho, in New
ark on Sunday, and seriously wounded, by
Joseph b. Nesbitt, the husband OF the
| woman, who found them together in the
wife's bed chamber. Both are likely TO
| recover. Nesbitt, who claims justification
in shooting the mai, but says he did not
design 10 injure his wife, has been arrested.
a large meeting of colored people WAS
held las, night in Zion Church, to rejoice
over the fifteenth amendment, The Irish
Republican Committee adopted resolutions
welcoming the amendment.
The Yacht Club gave dinner to James
Gordon Bennett, Jr., last night. He sails
to-day Tor Europe.
The defense have developed the insanity
plea in the trial of Buckhout, the Sleepy
Hollow murderer. 4 verdict is expected
to day.
In consequence of the exhaustion of the
appropriation of Congress for the construc-
tion department, four hundred workmen
we're discharged from the Brooklyn navy
yard on Thursday evening. Ihls reduces
he total number of employees at the yard to
l 90.
Private advices indicate An early return to
the United States of the flagship of Admiral
Poor.
The steam sloop of war, Severn, which
left New York in October last, broke the bed
plate of her engines while towing the moni
tor Dictator, which mishap will necessitate
her return north under sail for repairs. She
~ill probably arrive here in the course of a
couple of weeks.
Stephen Preston, Minister Plenipotentinry
from the newly elected President Ssget, in
Hsyti, to Washington, arrived here yester,
day, with his family, in the steamer City oi
Port Ru Prince, frcm Port su Prince.
Collector Grinnell will, in few days
take steps TO reform many of the abuses
| which now exist in the system of examina
| ton and sppraising of the luggage of emf
| grants arriving at Castle Gardens. He ha,
already appointed new Superintendent
of the Custom House Department at tha
depot.
| Haytien advices state that Nissaye Sage
WAS insugurated President of HaYti for fou,
| years, on the Goth ult., a: Port su Prince
BE was iuducted into office with imposing
.ropical ceremonies
The Picauet rebellion is not yet subdued
The rebels are still before Aux Cages. Mr.
Weiner, United States Consul at Jeremie
has been seized, and is held as hostage b
the leader of the Picquets in the south.
ST.. LOUIS, April 2.-Horace Greeley WI
deliver the opening address at the next fa'
of the St. Louis Agricultural and Mechanics
1 A ssociation, October Sd. The Association
" i'll make extensive Improvements IN the'
grounds and buildings for the coming tai
the principle one of which will be the eret
| ton of new amphithester, cspible OF sea
ing about fifty thousand people. and with
dis play ring four hundred and twenty h'
fee I in diameter, The present smphitheate
will be reroofed, and Used as q general buil'
ling. The cost of the contemplated improv
ments will be 100000.
PHLApELPHI April 2.-The colors
citizens have decorated their houses VII
the national colo.'s in honor of the iifteen'
amendmet. Can non were firing all d
. Yesterday. Seuat or Revels has been invit.
: to attend the great celebration fortnig
hence.
HAVANA, April 2.-The Vose de Cul
4 bitterly assails Lersundi. The P-eusa d
!. fends him as . pure patriot. The Diar
!. repels the idea that be ever had connecti'
: with the plot for an independent governme
u in Cuba.
d The rebels continue TO surrender the'
q selves in the Central Department.
skirmishers ere reported near Nsuvitas.
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