The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-16
Terrible Disaster by Fire
--War-Eagle and Pas
sengers Burned.
Freight and Passenger cars and
Elevator Burned.
WASHINGTON.
THE GOVERNMENT TAKES A PICNIC
Virginia to be remanded to Mill
tary Rule--The Tax Bill
Red Cloud would
"Big Talkie."
II f w YOR X.
Distinguished Veyagers--Methe
dist Memorial Day--Foreign
Insurance Companies
Methodist Confer
ence South.
Market Reports.

Special to the Rock Island Argus.
LACROSSE, Wis, May l5.-A most disas.
trous cobfagration occurred here this morn
ing, by which frigh,ful loss of life and
property was incurred. The FIRE originated
on the steamer War Eagle, which was en-
tirely consumed, together with q train of
loaded freight cars, and a passenger and
freight train of the Milwaukee & St Paul
railroad; also large elevator and its con-
tents. The flames spread SO rapidly as to
Gu, off the escape of many of the passengers
on the steamer, who perished. The names
of the lost or the number have not yet been
sscertsined. The steamer War Eagle be
longed to the Northwestern Packet Co., and
Co. are losers to the amount of $4,000,
which is covered BY insurance. The loss of
the railroad company is from s275 to $780,
0C0, partially insured, together with q mum
Der of private losses. The origin Of the
FIRE was the breaking of the coopers lamp
whilst coopering barrel of leaking oil. As
the steamer passengers list was burnt it is
Impossible to ascertain the names of those
lost.
WASHINGTON, May l6.-The government
has been absent Gil day on steam ost
excursion down the Potomac, rendered to
Congress by the citizens of Washington.
A majority of Doth houses, the President,
aud most OF the Cabinet, including the
nf bur fp1athar will large
ber of locsl officials, newspaper at
tsches, etc, made up excursion mum
beriug, several hundreds, which left q,
o'clock A NJ. and Is expected to return to
ward midnight. Music was furnished on
board By two bands, while grand COLLATION.
was served al o'clock in the afternoon.
The absence of 30 many officials has made
every thing almost hfeiess In the departments
and at the capitol, while otherwise the city
| hss seemed quite deserted.
Advices from q Radical source in Virgin
/ ia indicate that the Republicans OF thai
state intend to make an appeal TO Congress
for a supplemental reconstruction, on the
! ground that the conservatives are lncItlne
outrsges against the freedmen. and are en
| deRvorlng to keep the colored Repub bIcans
away from the registration now going or
sll over the state. 1t is possible that this !:
q mere threat, but the dissatisfaction of the
! Virginia Radicals at the conservative course
I of Gov. Walker is strong enough Tor then
TO appeal to Congress to remand Virgins
I TO the concition of Georgia. Congress
however, declined to interfere in the Rich
! nond may orally contest, and 1t Is come ewha
oubtful If it would heed a demand for in
reference with the general condition Q
affairs. A good many Republican member
oppose Butler in his belief that Congress ha
the right to interfere with any state IN tn
union which Is duly represented by Senator
and members.
The ways and means committee are prom
, ising great things next week IN declsrin
that they will dispose of the tax bill in th
house, and report the new funding bill an
the bill to reduce internal taxation from II
committee. If this programme is carrie
: out, it is believed that all these measure
b can be acted upon and final sdjournmeI
effected by the middle of July
A delegation Of radical Georgians arrive
here to-day, to urge more haste on II
= Georgia bill. They represent the Buloc
party, and intimate that they are now willir
to have the State admitted, the organIzatic
o of the miiita q authorized, and the question
the tenure of the legislature left to the col
mi,tee. The conservatives here say that
II .uch a bill as that is passed, Bullock d
d will remain in Office two years longer.
(. Red Cloud, chief of the Sioux, hsviI
- decided that he will hold a peace conieren
with the agents of the government, Z
: Indian bureau feels no doubt but that
Indian war will now be averted.
" New YORK, May I6.-The steamsh
Periere, which sailed on Saturday
% Havre, took out, among others, Judge Gu
lie ming; s. Bedford, Jr.; His Excellent
h Blacque Bey, Turkish Minister, and fsmi
Col. J. n. Bonapsrte, Paris; j. W. SImt
ton. of the New York Associated Press;
OF S. Grafulla, of the 7th Regiment.
30 FRIDAY was very generally observ
among the Methodist churches of this c
and vicinity as day of fasting humiliat
III and PRAYER. In consequence OF the death
three of the most eminent divines OF 4
denomination-Bisho Kingsley, Bisf
~ Thonpson, and Rev. DR.. McChntock.
Is. several churchs there we're prayer meetil
he in the afternoon, with commemora'
addresses and in preaching appropriate
:. tho occasion.
ed Governor Hoffman has replied TO q le
nj, of Hon. F. A Conkling on the bill IN r
he tiop to foreign insurance companies.
al Governor says it is his practice to pronou
:. his approval or di-.pproval of bill vhe
Oh ia submitted TO him, but not before,
W that the report which is current annnunc
en-. his appreciation of the insurance bill is "
Of out authority.
- shortly before two o'clock satur
Ack morn;no a Ere broke out in large build
res in Forty sixth street, near Tenth aver
occupied by . nun Der OF manufsc.u
- firms The building was very serio
damaged, and portion OF the cont