The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-16
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Missing Vessel--Counterfeiters
Surprised--Fraudulcnt Flori-
da R0ndS--WeSt Points first
Hop---National Curling
Club.
Market Reports.


ington special says that Attorney General
Hoar, yesterday placed his resignsti in the
hands of the President to take effect upon
the appointment of his successor. 1t was
Immediately accepted. Hoars action is
entirely voluntary, and in pursuance of an
intention formed q month since. He leaves
Washington on Friday for vocation, but
will continue to discharge the functions o.
his Office until his successor is named.
WASHINGTON, June l6.-Quite q number
of members of congress called upon the
President yesterday morning. and during
their con nversation with him asked him whs-
he thought of Gen. Banks speech. He did
not seem inclined to talk on the subject, bu,
said he hoped the house would not concur
IN the report of the maj ority. The speaker
decided TO take q vote at 4 o'clock yester
day on the Cuban resolution. 1t 10 the
intention of the opponents OF the resolution
not to allow vote to be taken, thus pre-
venting themselves being put on the record
as against the resolution.
The house refused to receive the report OF
the ways and means committee taking of
the duty and all kinds of taxation on coal
and recommitted it with Instructions to re
port bill in accordance with the osigina
to refund.
Whittemore yesterday made his appear
ance on the floor of the house, and wa,
| congratulated by several mem bers who voted
against his expulsion. Objection will be
made when he presents himself to be sworn
in, and spicy debate is anticipated.
Hatch and the San Domingo treaty inves
tigating committee examined Smith, the
former consul, on Thursday night, but HE
evidence did not substantiate Perry
charges. Yesterday Fsbens was examined
/ All of the allegations made by Perry agsins
Gen. Babcock have been disspproved.
/ Gen. Garheld's National Bank bill ha,
been under consideration about three hours
All amendments have been voted down
Frequent efforts were made to lay the bill
on the table, all of which failed. The bill a
it stands, is q slight imitation.
Gen. Cushing, who is charged with tht
authorship of the Cuban Message, denie
that he had anything to do with it. He sait
he never saw it until it was in print.
The House has Just passed, by q vote o
SO to 81, the National Bank bill as amend
ed. 1t provides for issuing $95, 5,000, 00t
additional national bank circulation, ant
retiring $45, 100000 per cent certificates
The Senate will not accept the Hous'
amendment, and will insist on their bill, re
firing 50,000,000 green backs.
New YORK, Jnne l6.-There is som
anxiety about the steamship Henry Chauu
cey, now overdue from Aspinwan. Sh
should have arrived by Friday at the la.es
It is a curisus circumstance that her arrive
has twice been reported by mistake IN tn
ship news columns of the papers
Colonel Whitley, recently learning tns
Edward Daley, who keeps the Empir
Garden at Amity stree, aud Broadway, des
il counterfeit money,'sppointed one OF h
officers to ascertain the truth. II was q
+ ranged that Daley should purchase $500
worth of "the queer" On Monday evenin
the officers went by appointment to Daley
q place and 81 900 in counterfeit 81 and g
J, on the bank Of Utica, and q new counterie
A on New York city bank, were laid ou
The officer, supposing Daily TO be dom
tried to arrest him. Daley, however knocke
: the officer down and called for assistance
Five men rushed from an adjoining room
and, with Daley, attacked the officer and lie
him unconscious on the floor. Daley an
his ompsnions made of, and carried oil Il
IT counterfeit money. The officer was fouu
soon after and carried to Colonel Whitel ly
Office, where he is confined to his bed.
- large force was sent to arrest Daley and b
gang. ,,
The World hes telegram dated Tall
hassee, June 13, signed by FIVE respectat
names, warning capitalists against purch'
D ing the Florida State bonds, which hs
lust been issued for railroad purposes; al
letter from a mem Der of the legal profei
ion in Florida. dated June 10, saying II
the amount OF those bonds is $4,00O,O ,Ol
. exposing their fraudulent character, g
10 narrating the methods by which this corru
swindle was perpetrated.
West Point was enlivened by hop
tf Cozzens Hotel on Monday night. 1t
described as the first hop ever given at W
Point. Mrs. Grant and daughter arrls
yesterday afternoon.
There was large and enthusiastic ga
ering of delegates from the various curl
clubs of the United States yesterday Ait
noon, a. the Opera House at Paters
NILetters were read from the Prince OF va
, through Colonel Knolleys, his Secreta
acknowledging the receipt of an iEvltst
to the second annual meeting OF onA
States curling club, aud thanking them
ad the same: also fro,n Earl Mimic aud BE
Rails, expressing q deep interest In
an | institution. R. r. Rome, Of Brooklyn,
~ Mcknight. of Jersey City, A. NJ Stewart
"' Chicago, WIN. Inglis, of Paterson,
,.r Major Ferguson. of New York. wero selee
ter to pete for the Gordon medal. Alex
der Dairymple, of New York, was elet
President.
The steamer St. Laurent, from Hsvre,
%, arrived.
en- A cable dispatch, dated Rome, June
ri 2 D. m.,'' says: "The majority IN
cd. Ecumenical Council have voted tor
'ss, dogma of iafallbility, with the penalty
ade tached Of anathema against those who OF
to it's declaration
CINCINNATI, June l5.-This is the
s.. dsv Of the SaenRerfest. The Chicago sin