The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-18
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WASHINGTON.
Goat Island not to be givon
away--Neminatiens by the
President--No more
Cabinet changes.
~ Il =" XORK X
Failure Of the Upton Expedition
--Suit for City PROPERTY
congregational Church
COnfercnce--Mur-
der Trial.
The Cincinnati Saenger-
fest.
Railroad Accident on the Yer
mont and Mass. r. R.
Foreign News.
Market Reports.
Market Reports.

WASHINGTON, jane 1.-THE bill giving
has been defeated In the House, by . vote
OF so ayes to 81 noes.
The President has nominated to the Sen
ate W. Wells to be United States Attorney
for the Northern District of Mississippi, and
James P. Gray, of Indiana, Consul to St
Thomas.
There are no later developments regard
ing Cabinet changes.
New YORK, June lS.-Late correspond
ence from Havana leaves scarcely . doub,
of the failure of the Upton expedition to
Cuba. A number of men and about two
thousand stands of arms were landed, and
almost Immediately afterwards captured
The steamer. escaping the Spanish unboats,
then sailed for Aspinwall. Bad manage
ment was plainly the cause of the disaster
The city is vigorously contesting the righ
of the New York and Harlem Railroad
Company to take . certain portion Of Fourth
avenue and other small streets up town 70 L
the use of . new depot. Ths case was be.
fore the general term of the Supreme Court,
yesterday, when Mr.. O'Gormnn, for the city
spoke at considerable length. The argu.
morning, in behalf of the city.
The regular quarterly conference of the
Congregational churches of New York and
Wednesday afternoon and evening, with Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher for Moderator and
President. Geo. B. Bacon delivered the
add ress of welcome. Mr.. Beeeher spoke on
the relation of the church edi6ce to church
work.
Margaret DAILY was tried in Brooklyn yes
.erday for the murder of her uncle, Rev.
Peter B. Daily, an eI priest of the Catholic
Church. She was found guilty of manslauGh-
ter in the third degree, and sentenced to
four years imprisonment in the peniten-
Nary.
An Italian beggar woman was arrested
on the street yesterday, for sticking pins
into the arms of her infant, so that by Its
cries the sympsthiss of passers-by would be
excited.
Excursions we're made yesterday by the
9th regiment up the Hudson, and by the
veterans of the 7th regiment to Long
Branch.
CINCINNATI, June 1.-The second day of
the grand festival has passed satisfactorily.
The weather is pleasant.
Yesterday afternoon the singers were on
the hill.
In the evening the first grand concert
took place.
After the concert, the Germsnis gave au
evening entertainment at their headquarters
The guests Of the St. Louis Arion of the
West, and the Cincinnati Orpheus- The
hall was enthusiastically crowded. Speech
es we're made by DR. Blu,hards, Of Chicago
and Mr.. Hundt, of New York.
Chicago singing is appreciated Schultz
q prime tenor.
The Fest hall was filed last night, sne
for to night every seat is reserved. In hos
pitalities and general good feeling OF thu
people, decorations ETC., Cincinnati IS excel
! lent, but in music the Chicago festival va
equal, if not better.
This afternoon there is an excursion Il
the bill.
The Chicago societies are all well enter
tanned, and last nights festivities show tha
the Chicago Germania has the lead.
The city il crowded and there is not
room to be had in any hotel.
The crowd of strangers appears as grea
as ever this evening. A very large audieno
attended the grand rehearsal this forenoon
Owing to the immense crowds that seek tn
concerts. many persons are attending tn
rehesrsals instead Of encountering the nece'
sary discomforts of the night
The Gazette this morning keenly crin
cises the management in the sale OF ticket
and for accommodations, and the order
the hall, but such steps have been taken, Q!
it is believed, and viii remove all ground
of complaint to night.
A sacred concert is talked of for Sunda
night, and will probably occur
BosToN, June l7.-Those killed outrigt
by the accident on the Vermont and Mass'
chusetts railroad on Thursday, were Georg
johnson, of Fitchburg, and James OCon
nell.
The following list comprises most of thos
dangerously wounded: John Murphy,
Lowell, whose recovery is impossible: Mr.
Hattie King and q small infant, both bad
bruised; VIM. Elliott, of Fitchburg, bsggat
master, probably fatally; E. o. Briston,
Fitchburp. road master, back bruised al
hin broken; A. s. Whtcomb, OF Fitchbur
mail agent, back bruised and serious intel
nal in iuries, which will prove fatal; W.
Foster, of Fitchburg, engineer, knee sever
" bruised and hip cut; h. W. Jones, nj
man, will probably not recover; A:
Blackwell, cut over the right eye and he'
: iammed; George Howard, fatal fracture
t the skull; Lucy Bullock. of Roy.lstO
bruised in the head and face; Jennie Brus
badly bruised; Mrs. James Turner, Of Ro
: alston. probably fatally; A. E. Doolittle, !
broken: Byron E. Bartlett, bruis ed in :
: face badly; A. Caldwell and Jerome JON
slightly Injured; Mr.. Chas. Dean, of So
derland, bruised in the face badly; . CHI
D of Jerome Jones, slightly injul ed; M
Young, of Boston. head and chest bae
bruised; Mrs. Ellis Bullock, sl ghtly inJur'
Mr.. Fields, of Boston, leg broke
LONDON, June ls.-The Irish Times q
. that Dickens left fortune of ESQ, 900.
u Six monthly parts of the ''Myssery OF Z
" win Droodn are finished, and the ress
the story 10 90 outlined - to leave
4 completion easy. II Is und. trssood, the Tin