The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-30
Market Reports.

oAshiNaioA, June oU.--Since Preelden q
! Grants message the Spanish papers i,
| Havana have indulged in an extremel
threatening tone toward this country. Th
Diario de 10 Marina is urging Spain to re
quire of the United States the dissolution O
the Cuban juntas in New York, New Or
leans and other American cities, and tn,
seizure and delivery to Spain of the steAme
Upton.
The senate, by vote of 25 to Is, strucl
out the committees amendment TO the tsrif
bill reducing tne duty on coal to fifty cent:
per ton, which will defeat all legislation a
the presen, session respecting this article.
Several leading railroad men are here te
secure the defeat of the tax on gross re
ceipis. They urge an extension of the in
come tax IN lieu of q tax on gross receipts
The conference committee on the disa
greeing votes of the two houses on an
increase of the salaries of Associate ustices
and United States Judges, have failed to
agree.
The Comptroller of the Currency furnishes
the following cash items of the national
banks of western cities. on the 9Th instant
Chicago-Specie, $l2s,06 legal tender
notes, $3,927 500. Louisville-Specie.
$500; legal tenders, S2l9,607. St Louis
Specie, $99, 9,605; legal tenders, $l,07l,-
$50. Cincinnati-Specie, $2l7,64s legal
tenders, $707,41
The time tor An exchange of the ratifca
tion OF St. Domingo expires on FRIDAY. The
President informed = senator yesterday that
he has made arrangements for its further
extension. He and his friends have no,
abandoned the hope of yet obtaining favor
able action before the senate adjourns.
The President sent the following nomina
tions for postm assers TO the senate yesterday
For lllinois-George T. Cooney, Chenos; n.
c, Kenyon. Chatsworth; Geo. A. jenkins.
Minonk; John n. Coventry, Edmoudsrille;
2. Beatty. Watseka; Charles P. Austin,
Portage City, Wis, and John Kensler,
Connersville. Ind.
new YORK, June 30.-There is a very
great pressure ON Gov. Hoffman to commute
Reals sentence.
North Adams, Mass. advices report that
she Crispins have renewed their war on the
Chinese cobbIers. Bloodshed is sntici-
psted.
Ten thousand abandoned men and
women, among them several prominent poli-
sicIans, . few leading lawyers, and one or
two Judges, held carnival at Elm Park
Tuesday night.
Stories of yellow fever at Quarantine are
greatly exaggerated.
A new hospital 10 opened for sun struck
sufferers, the number being SO large.
j. Russell Young is to have Gov
ernment appointment from President Grant.
The intelligence from the South Ameri-
can republic of Colombia is important. A
resolution has been introduced in the Co.
lom bian senate instructing the government
to propose an alliance with the republics of
Spanish America, the object being to effect
the liberation of Cuba and Costa Rica.
Should Spain refuse to withdraw her troops
from these islands, the allies will declare
war against her and aid the Cubans in
achieving their Independence. The resolu
ton was passed enthusiastically aud by a
large majority.
New York is threatened with an ice fam
inc. The continued no. weather has caused
an immense consumption, and the supply
will probably be soon exhausted. Various
plans have been brought forward for sup
plying the demand, and it has even been
proposed to bring ice from Boston. The
troubles of our citizens in this regard are
further enhanced by the passing of the
whole ice business into the hands OF two
companies, who virtually form monopoly
This commodity, which has formerly sold
for six dollars per ton, now brings just hive
times that amount.
GALEsBURG, Ill.,, June 30.-The weather
is extremely hot the thermometerindicating
l05o in the shade.
The Court Creek Railroad excitement is
still increasing. It's fr ends are sanguine of
success in this enterprise, which will be de-
cided July lss.
Iowa Cry, June 80 The officers of the
Iowa Press Association for the ensuing year
are: CIarkson, President; Irish, Vice
President; Mcbride, Secretary, and Mahen,
Treasurer. II was decided to accept the
offer of the North Missouri railroad for an
excursion. The party will meet in Otsumws
Tuesday, July &c, and start Wednesday. the
27sh. They will 60 to St Louis. Iron
Mountain, Leavenworth, Fort Scott, ksnsaa
City, ST.. Joseph and Council Bluffs, being
absent 9 week.
The next annual meeting will be held in
Marshalltowp, on the FIRST Wednesday in
July. 1871.
OrTuMwA. Iowa, June 30.-The last rail
on the North Missouri railroad was laid to
this city yesterday.
spRrsoFrEIp, June 30.-Williem Y. Foet,
who arrived in this city this morning, says
that the wheat is all harvested in Southern
Illinois, and that it is the best crop the
farmers have had for many years: Corn
looks promising a. also do small grain.
| The bide for the building of the Southern
Insane Asylum viii be received until the
l4th of July, when they viii be opened and
the contract awarded.
DEWIrr, Iowa, June S0.--Hon. William
Smyth has been renominased by acclawatior
u for Congress IN the Second District.