The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-09
A. MI. Report.
THD EUROPEAN WAR.
King Leopeld's Announce
ment.
ENGLAND's PROPOSAL TO FRANCE
AND PRUSSIA.
How They Receive it.
Austria and Italy pledged to
France.
Water DefenSes of Metz.
French Troops at Stras-
burg.
EVANGELICAL CONVENTION POST
PONED.
Effect Of the Prussian Victory on
Gold in Wall Street.
GERMAN MlSS-MEETINes
Chicago Statistics.
IOWA Democratic Candidate for
Congress.
GERMAN MEETINGS
Chicago Statistics.
IOWA Democratic Candidate for
Congress.
Market Reports.
Reported Expressly for the ARGUs.l

Reported Expressly for the ARGUS.
Paris, Aug. S.-The Buurse was closed
to. day.
King Leopold, in opening the Belgian
Cham bers, made q speech in which he mem
toned having received written assurances
from France and Prussia of their respect for
the neutrality of Belgium. He also ac-
knowledged the solcitude of the English
government and people toward Belgium.
de also stated that in accordance with the
desire OF the belligerents, Belgium was pre-
pared to maintain her neutrality invlolate.
LONDON, August 9.-Gladstcne in the
House of Commons to day stated that the
government had made An identical proposal
of the 3lst Of July to France and Prussia
that if neutrality of Belgium was violated
by sither belligrant that England would
Immediately cooperate with the other beli
gerent power to defend Belgium, but would
no. participate in general war. The PROPOSE
tionwas favorably considered and approved of
by Austria and Russia. France and Prussia
favored the principle on which the PROPOSE
ton was based, but France did not actually
accept. Disraelli delivered q warm speech,
| and showed the conduct of the government
| in the matter with his warm sppraval.
Autu6utlC luIOluAtlOn has Deen f6ceiFoO
that Austria and Italy have agreed to act
| together concerning the war. 1t is stated
that both have pledged armed assistance to
France.
Eighteen thousand French troops garri-
| soned at Strasburg, have been prepared for
q siege.
The Moselle river dams have been opened
and Metz will be surrounded with water if
tbr mi in IN a
advance.
The republicans of Paris will sink party
questions and defend the country,
NEWPORT, KY, Aug. 8.-The county has
appointed q commissioner TO condemn prop
erty for the construction OF the Louisville
| short line railroad to the Ohio.
A bridge workman on the Newport and
Cincinnati bridge had leg crushed in q
shocking manner Yesterday.
FoRr WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 9.-The German
| citizens will hold a mass meeting to night to
celebrate the Prussian victory.
The war news has caused great excite
ment here.
DAYTON, O., Aug. 9.-An employee OF
Harris distillery, named Anderson, was ter
riby, perhaps fatally scalded by falling into
a smash tub.
| MANSFIELD, O., Aug. 9.-John Norris,
aged 10, died from the effects of blow re-
ceived in q quarrel with his brother William,
aged II. Both were in company of theis
sister and cousin, and returning home from
visit.
| New ALBANY, Ind, August 9.-The hog
cholera is prevalent. The loss of stock IN
Clarke county is large.
| Delegates to the supreme council OF the
Templars of Honor are arriving.
| The war news caused a commotion among
the Germans, y ho had a grand i0ll'fc's'0'
DEs MONIES, Aug. 9.-The democrats o
the sixth congressional district have choser
| as their candidate Hon. G. G. Sonelty, Of Fl
Dodge. There is o republican majority Q
| 10000 in the district.
| During the past two or three days po,
tions of Iowa have been visited with sto, ms
which will do much to forward the cor
crop.
The new crop of wheat which is no'
being threshed, is yielding better in bot
quantity and quality than was expected
| Much Of i. weighs 62 and 63 pounds to tn
bushel.
New YORK, Aug. ct is stated tn at tn
Evangelical Alliance Convention, whie b We
to have met in September, has been pos
poned on account of the war, the + reno
aud Pruss,an representatives being u nab
to attend.
The operations of the Germans in tn
market are conducted on . greater sea
, than was anticipated. Those opersaionu q
carried on with much bolduess The spe
} ulative interest in Wall street cente
; chiefly in the gold room, where consi, 'srsb
excitement prevails With large busines . an
wide fluctuations. The Prussian vi eto'
caused free sale on the part of the Se
mans, and money, weakened, was force
follow. This sent the price of gold reel "
downwards, and it took Q further plum
When it was announced that bonds v,
! $50 in London and ss0ssi in frankie
the market opened ON the street at an ear
, hour. and the first sales of gold were
l.204 but quickly declined to /, 194, and immt
deately advanced to l, l95, where Is remaine'
3 . short time. 1t was not long. however, be
fore gold was offered BY the millions, an