The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-14
WASHINGTON.
THE PASSAGE Or THE FUNDING
DILL---ARMf REDUCTION.
THE ASSOCIATE JUDEG-
SHIP.
hayti and San Domingo.
u. S. ANNEXATION.
BAPTIST EDUCATIONAL CON-
VENTlON.
knights of Pythias---"Shrieking
Sister hood" And Saturday
Review.
ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.
FRHN OH PvLITI0S AND
JULES TAVRH.

| LIVERPOOL. March IA. - The Calabria
from New York has arrived.
The arrival of the Smidt has strengthened
confidence IN the safety of the City of Bos
ton. The belief now Is general that tn,
missing steamship will be heard from at tn,
| Azores.
DAYTON, o., March l4.-A young lady
moveing in the best society in Indianapolis
became enamored of a young man of Dayton
about four months ago, aud elopsd with him
They were married, and have lived seclud
ed here until few days ago, when the hus
hand deserted his wife, and left the city
| Being sick, and having no friends or means
the poor woman applied for admission to the
In6rmsry. Her family have cast her of
and are ignorant of her whereabouts. Sht
intends returning home as soon as she i:
able to travel
! PARIs, March l4.-ExQueeu Isabella auc
/ her husband have agreed 10 submit thei,
difference to q tribunal of ar FILTRATION of five
persons, one of whom is to be Jules Fsvre
| LONDON, March, 1.-THE London Ioarnsl:
consider the French note to Rome a diplom
| attic error, into which Olivier was led by
| following the advice of Jules Favre.
| The radical journals of the city attack
Jules Favre bitterly for having. in his lss
discourse III the Corps Legislstif, promised
| his aid to the Ministry.
LONDON, March l2.-The London Satur
day Review has another article on the sub
ject of the "Shrieking Sisterhood," ridicul-
ing the tendencies of American women. bu,
distinguishing, however, between the undem-
onstra,ive benehcient and the mere social
theorists.
The Saturday Review, in reviewing the
recent deniAls of the Irish land bill, thinks
the difficulties of that measure are fast van
lshIng before an earnest purpose Of both
political parties.
NEw YORK, March l4.-It is currently
rumored in railroad circles that the New
Jersey railroad company is negotiating with
the Newark and the Midland railroad com
panies, whereby the New Jersey railroad
company will secure 6 through connection
between the northern frontier and Washing
ton, and thus become successful rival of
the Erie railway.
Yesterday the Grand Lodge of Peunsyl-
vauia, knights of Pythies, presented very
beautiful plate to the Supreme Council,
from which to print charters for subordinate
lodges The Supreme Lodge is to be held
at Philadelphia The name of the Order
canno, be used for building purposes.
Last night a detective Of the Jersey city
police arrested Joseph Cunningham, recent
ly bookkeeper in the employ of the exten-
sive dry goods firm of Horner, Collsdy &
Co., Philadelphia, on q charge of embez.
zling over s. 900 from his employers.
The Baptist Educational Convention will
assemble in Brooklyn on Tuesday, April
18th, for three days session. The most
distinguished educators of the Baptist
denomination, Drs. Anderson, Robinson,
Hovey, Sampson, Loomis, Weston, and
others, are to present papers on various
topics relating to education. The meeting
promises TO be OF great interest not only to
the Baptist denomination, but to the country
at large. 1t will comprise delegates from
theological seminaries, colleges, academies,
and educational societies The papers and
discussions will be en- living questions OF
great practical interest.
The Moore Bonnell slander case is still on
trial in the Superior Court. The case is
remarkable, among other things, for the
direct conflict of the testimony between the
witnesses on both sides.
Yesterday the steamship Columbia ar
rived from ChRrleeton, 5. G. having on board
the men, IA in number, who were sent out
to Cuba, with Greenwaldt, by Messrs. Len
man and Kemp, of this city. Among the
number were Messrs. johnson and Foster,
who were wounded by the Spanisrds when
Greenwaldt Was murdered. The ball still
remains in Johnsop's head. Foster is slow
Iy recovering. The party say that after the
execution of the murderers of Greenwaldt.
the Spanish authorities were as kind to them
as circumstances would allow.
The Worlds Havana correspondent writes
that the report of the resignation Of General
Jordan as Commander in-chief of the Cuban
army is untrue. He is doing ali he can to
increase the efficiency of the army, and is
devoting especial attention to the quarter
| master and commissary departments The
summary execution Of Cubans by the Span
ish authorities continue wherever the Span.
| iards have foothold.
WASHINGTON. March IL Dispatches
we're received at the Navy Department to-
day from Admiral Poor, commanding the
North Atlantic Fleet, dated February IL, in
which be gives detailed account Uf his
visit to the Hsytian President. After hav.
Jug notified his Exeellency Of the object of
| his visit, be informed him that negotiations
we're pending between the United States
and ST. Domingo, and that during the pend
ance of these negotiations the Government
at Washington was determined with Its
whole power to prevent any interference on
the part of the Haytian or any other Gov
ernment with that OF St. Domingo. and tha,
any attempt on their part to interfere would
Q regarded as an act hostile to the United
States flag. The Haytan President replied
| that while he desired to maintain friendly
relations, and hoped they would not be In
terrupted, they knew their rights, and dare
| MAINTAIN them and their dignity, as far as
they were able, and that they must be al
lowed to be judges of their own policy. Ad
| miral Poor says that he heard that they
we're greatly displessed with the menace on
the part of the United States.
Secretary Boutwell, is greatly pleased with
the passage of the Funding bill. He does
not object to the amendment adopted by the
Senate, and says he can negotiate the bond.
for one half of one per cent.
There are only fifty two members in the
House to-day, listening to speeches OF
the tariff, finances and railroad monopolies
Leading army officers are busy WORKING
among Senators to defeat the House bill "a