The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-16
By Telegraph.
WASHINGTON.
Closing hours of the 41st
Congress.
Indian Appropriation Bill passed
--Congress refuses to recognise
Characterization of FIRE.
linghuysen confirmed--
Extra Session called to
consider the Euro
pean War.
~ Il " HoR X.
Excitement in Wall street--Sym-
pathy toward Prussia Negro
for Governor of South
Carolina.
News.
War Declared Troops
Concentrating--AB Bat
tie Expected.
Market Reports.

| WASHINGTON, July l6.-The conference
committee on the Indian appropriation bill
has agreed, and the house and senate have
concurred in the report.
Before adiourning a resolution was offered
in the house directing The President to rec
| ognize Cuba. 1t failed.
The senate yesterday confirmed the nom
instlon of Frelinghuysen as Minister to
England, by vote of 40 to 3. The NAYS
were Ross, Robertson and Sprague. Sumner
did not vote.
! The President yesterday nominated Arthur
| Macarthur of Milwaukee, to be Associate
Justice of the Supreme Cour. for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
| A great many persons were present yes.
terday to witness the closing scenes of the
session.
/ The hour of adjournment was extended
from two till FIVE o'clock.
/ The President sent a message to the
senate, suggesting a consideration of our
commercial interests in connection with the
European war.
An extra session of Congress has been
called by the President, on account Of the
state of affairs in Europe.
New YORK, July l6.-There is great ex
citement in Wall street over the war news.
The gold room is more excited than any day
yet, the price ranging from LA to l.l5.
Foreigners are buying.
The sympathy here is universally with
Prussia. Motley telegraphs that the French
army will be on the Prussian frontier in "A
hours.
Agents OF North German shipping houses
are receiving orders by telegraph to permit
no Prussian vessels to leave the United
States for the present.
| Another victim of the late riot has died
making six in all, and others will die.
| Advices say that CORDOBA, the negro sec
rotary of state, is likely to be the republican
nominee for governor OF South Carolina.
| PARIS, July l6.-The declaration Of war
was announced in the Corps Legislatit, yes
| terday.
| An extraordinary edition OF the Constitu-
| tionnel issued at noon yesterday, announced
| that in consequence Of the insult offered to
Benneditte, France ccepts the war which
Prussia offers.
1t is asserted that the Prussian smbassa-
dor left Paris yesterday.
1t il reported on the best authority that
an angry interview occurred yesterday be
tween the Emperor aud Prime Minister
! Olivier, growing out of the latter's known
/ ulspOsltlOu ioE pehce. L ne Supctos F'oioh'
| lY denounced Olllviers eiforts in this direc
| ton.
| Troops are concentrating at Antwerp ana
other points. Holland remains neutral.
| BERLIN, July l6.-The King returned
! here yesterday. There is great excitement
here.
! Prussia refuses to abandon her policy OF
mastery inactivity with regard to the span
ish throne.
There is a strong feeling on the part OF
| the Russian government against france.
| 1t is generally believed now that the
| Emperor Napoleon is bent on an aggressive
war to destroy the balance of power IL
| Europe, and seize an overmastering position
and force a restoration of the Bour oons IN
| Spain By arms.
| There is much activity at the Pr ussian
ports, which are being put IN sta tie Of
defense.
Fourteen ironclad frigates are ready to
start from Brest and Cherbourg.
LONDON, July l6-Stocks and all securi-
ties are fat and nominal.
| Breadstuffs are excited and advancing.
| A desperate riot between the Orangemen
and Catholics occurred day before yesterday
at Aughencloy. A deputy master of the
| Orangemen organization was killed and
many were wounded.
| 1t is reported that the European powers
| will unite in protest against the implaca-
bility of Prussia. Austria processes neu
trality, but she would abandon it if third
power should interfere.