The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-23
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W ASHlSGTOS, Marcn Z1.- he House
| Foreign Affairs Committee has agreed &c
| report Banks resolution of neu ,eraliiy OF
the part of the United States as between
Spain and Cuba. The President is directed
to issue proclamation declaring such neu
trality, and announcing that all laws inaon
sistent Herewith are suspended as regards
Spain and Cuba. Both belligerents are
placed on equal footing SO far as our gov
ernment is concerned. The committee viii
present the resolutions with their report, in
few days.
The Ways aud Means Committee has
decided not to repor, the Funding bill unit
the Tariff bill is disposed of.
! The Pacific Railroad Committee ha.
agreed to report a bill for the junction Of
the Union and Central Pacific railroads a
Ogden.
There was test vote in the House to day
on the bill to abolish polygamy in Utah, and
indications are that it will pass By Q large
majority. The House, BY vote Of sixty ,c
one hundred and twenty. refused to lay i,
on the table. There will be q session to
nigh, for the discussion of it.
General Logan has made a report on the
sale of csdetships for the military commit
tee. They do not think it wise to report
evidence to the House that might in ure
mems characters by casting suspicious upon
them, while at present there is nothing posi-
tive against them. They report a bill pro-
viding that hereafter all cadets to the Mill.
ssry or Naval Academy shall have a resi-.
dence of two years in the district from
which be is appointed before be can be
eligible, and proof must be made to the
War Department to that effect. In case it
is discovered that the law has been violated.
the cadet is to be dis missed.
The Senate foreign affairs committee
have unanimously instructed Senator Sum
ner to report adversely on the ST. Thomas
treaty.
Miss Florence, who sued Gen. Butler for
the recovery of the jewel-hilted swords
belonging to the late Gen. Twiggs, seized
by Gen. Butler when in command at New
Orleans, was at the Treasury Department on
Saturday, TO request that these articles be
returned to her. She was not grati6ed in
her request, the Secretary refusing to let
them go out of his possession pending the
determination of the suit.
New York, MARCH 23.-Distrio, Attor
ney Pierrepont has received o telegram
announcing that the court has ordered R.
B Caldwell, who is charged with being one
of Blatchford's accomplices in the draw
back frauds, to be delivered up to the Unit
ed States authorities. The report is not
credited.
Ground has been purchased on the corner
of Sixth avenue and Ninety third street, at
a cost of $l40,00 for the building of q
Masonic temple and an asylum for aged
Mssons.
The colored citizens of Newark are max
ing arrangements fos celebrating the forth
coming Presidential proclamation of the
passage of the 18th amendment.
The last deposit of one thousand dollars
each by the pugilists Jem Mace and Tom
Allen, aspiran,s for the victory of heavy
weights in the prize ring, has been made.
There now seems probability that the tight
will occur on the 10th of May next, in or
near New Orleans.
Subscriptions for the benefit of the family
of the late Mr. Stanton now amount to $l50,
600 OF this sum $55,O is in contribu
tions by New York, $50 900 by Pennsylva-
nia, 5 S25, 900 by persons in Boston. and $l5
900 by persons IN Washington.
There appears to be no truth in the story
that the removal of Gen. Jones is contem-
plated by the President.
CAIRO, H., March 23.-The steamer
Belle Lee arrived from New Orleans, yester.
day morning, with two hundred and twenty
hogsheads of sugar, one hundred and seven
ty barrels of rice, and one hundred and sew
enty five packages of oranges for Chicago
Tobacco has commenced arriving here
freely from Kentucky and Tennessee for re-
shipment hence to New York per the Blue
Line.
Tho receipts of freight by the Illinois Cen
tral Railroad, for re shipment South, aver
age nearly two thousand tons daily, and all
going forward promptly now.
LEAvESwoRrH, Kansas, March % The
steamer Durfee, which was burned at New
Orleans on Sunday, was owned by c. Fl.
Durfee, of this city, and was valued at S25,
900; insured in Pittsburg Offices. as follows:
Bostman's $4,000; Eureka, So, 900; Peoples
1888; Pittsburg, $3,333; Allegheny,
$a,333.
WHEELING, W. Va, March 23.-Bishop
Thompson, of the NJ. E Church, died yes
terday morning. at 1890 o'clock, of typhoid
pneumonia. He presided at the West Nir-
ginia Conference. held at Charleston, Kama
wha county, last week, and was en- route to
Jersey City to officiate in the Conference to
bc HSib tuCAc tbio "OCAy WuOh O'SosS~
sickness.
SAN Francisco, March 23.-The Legisia-
ture has passed bill appropristing $48.0O0
for the continuation of the State geological
survey.
Heavy immigration to the southern por-
ton of the State counties. The rain insures
full crops in that section.
SALT LAKE, March 23-Settlers are
bringing ore from Tintic, so miles south,
near Goshen, and selling to party here for
$50 ton, who ship it to San Francisco to
be worked.
COLUMBUS, O.. March pa bill passed
the House yesterday giving political party
in the minority, in any election precinct, q
representation among the judges of
election.
TOLEDO, March 23.-The Republican
Convention at Napoleon, o.. yesterday nom
mated E. D Peck, of Wood county, for
representative to Congress for the 10th dis
trict, to Gil the vacancy caused BY the death