The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-01-06
LEADING ODD FELLOW DEAD---
SUICIDE--HOPKINS' FUNERAL--
IRENE LOGAN sHOT--sPAN-
ISH GUNBOATS PRE-
PAIRING FOR SEA.
News from the State.
The Schultz "Gunpowder Plot"
LARGE DEMOCRATIC STATE con-
VENTION AT CONCORD.

place between Tue L Feslueut Auu attorney
General Hosr In their interview, it 10 given
out BY the latter's friends that he will no,
resign his position in the Cabinet. The
President has satisfied himself that there il
no chance of Hoar's confirmation as Asso
ciste Justice by the Senate.
The Navy Department today received
dispatches from Captain McComb, com
msnding the Plymouth, which accompanies
the British war vessel Monarch, with the re
mains of Mr.. Peabody, and he informs the
Department that they will take the Southern
route, touching at Menosis and Rarmuda,
and that they will not reach Psrtland until
about the 25th of January.
The Ways and Means Committee had a
long session to day and madeconsiderable pro-
gress with the Tariff bill. They have decided
not TO take up any other question until the
tariff is disposed of.
PROVIDENCE, R l., Jan. 5.-John r.
Emnes, a leading Odd Fellow, died sud.
denly in Odd Fellows' Hall last night.
SHREVEPORT, La Jan. 5.-Lieut. A. p.
Colby, q. s A, committed suicide at JEFF
ferson, Texas, on the 3lst ult, by shooting
himself through the head with q revolver
He was a son Of l.. c. Colby, OF the Treasury
Department.
MAplsOS, W 10. jan. O-1De Iuner6l OF
Mr. Hopkins took place at his residence
yesterday afternoon at o'clock. The serv-
ices were brief but impressive. They were
performed by Rev. Charles b. Richards, of
the Congregational Church. The pslbear
ers were Governor Fsirchild, Senator Matt,
81. Carpenter and other gentlemen from this
city, friends of Mr.. Hopkins. The funeral
sermon viii be preached BY Mr.. Richards on
next Sabbath morning, at the Congregation
al Church.
The principal portion of our business men
closed their places of business yesterday out
of respect to the memory of Mr. Hopkins.
There we're SITS, Az, Is United States in
ternsl revenue collection made In this dis
trict during the past year.
The reception which was to have taken
place at the Inauguration of the new State
officers, and which was postponed out of re-
spect to the memory of Mr.. Hopkins. will
take place in the Assembly Chamber Thurs
day evening, the 18th instant,
New YORK, Jan. 6.-Irene Logan, famil-
iarly known in connection with the mysteri
GUS Twelfth street murder as Irene Logan
No. ? was shot through the heart by Jerry
Dunn, alias Hawkshsw, a notorious rutfan,
on Houston street, this morning.
The thirteenth Spanish gunboats, which
have been lying at Quarantine for over ten
days past, preparing for sea. take their de-
parture from the lower bay for Havsnn to
day. The crews Of The different vessels are
actively engaged IN preparing for sea, and
tug boats are busily at work supplying the
fleet with necessaries for their voyage.
PEORIA, H., Jan. 5.-Msyor Barke. and
the new city officers were sworn in last night
and enter ON their duties to-day, Governor
Campbell, of Wyoming Territory, passed
through here the other day on bis way home.
At the Grape Growers Convention yester-
day, lac, ,000 vines were reported In the
country. The old officers were reelected,
and the Convention adjourned to meet
y ear hence.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. 5 The Convention
met at ten o'clock.
The chair announced the appointment of
the following com mmittees;
On Accounts and Expenditures.-Moore,
event, Benjamin, Coolbough, Harwood,
Anderson, Tincher. Wash burne, and Spring
er. "
On Mining Lsnds-Snyder, Truesdsh'
Gu nminps, Craig, Cameron, Wall, Suther-
I. nd, and Bowman.
The Swine Breeders Association, after
preparing premium list for the state fair,
adjourned, subject to the call of the Presi-
dent.
The State Agricultural Society to day
awarded to ". W. Beatty, of Jacksonville,
a premium of $50 for the best five acres Of
lcorn, and TO Robert Allen, of Lebanon, S25
for the best essay on landscape gardening.
The Treasurer reports $6,S22,96 In the
treasury. The receipts of the last State
FAR were S20.502,75.
ST. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 5.-Mr. Laura,
editor of the Windsor (Csnsds) Record,
arrived here last night from Fort Garry. He
brings Penn bina news direct up to the 26th
ultimo. The prisoners captured by the
insurgents, who were court martialed on the
18th ultimo. were all sentenced to Danish
ment, with the exception of four-Schultz,
Mair, Snow and Hallet. The fate of these
men is not known. 1t is supposed, however,
that Schultz will be held as hostage
against the Sioux INVASION In accordance
with the court martial, all the banished
prisoners arrived at Pembina on the 25,h.
Governor McDougall, in anticipation of this
fate, provided for their conveyance to St.
Paul before he left Mr.. LAURA denies
in toto the story of the Schultz "gunpowder
plot The stories published here yesterday
regarding the completely of Governor Nc
DougalI and Colonel Dennis IN the Sioux
plots, raised quite a breeze among them and
their psrtizans The Governor left for OF
taws Yesterday. but Colonel Dennis re-
manned, and called upon General Hancock
and denied the whole thing. committee
from Pembina also called upon the General
and laid a petition for protection before him.
which he has referred to the War Depart
ment. There seems to be a strong confirm.
alton of the intended Sioux movement, and
equally strong proof of Canadian completely
in its instigation. Some of the Governor
party, before leaving Penn bina, are said to
have warned personal friends in Winnipeg
to be prepared for an outbreak
CONCORD, N. e., Jan. 4.-The Demo
cvatic State Convention which meets to-day,