The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-03
TIE FENIANS.
TRANSPORTATION HOME FOR THE
DESTITUTE RAIDERS.
C0Wardice Of the Canadians.
Market Reports.

oI tns w dys anu means Som nlLsee An
nounced to day that the Fanding bill will
be ready to report in two or three days. AT
a special meeting last night they voted on
three propositions, showing that majority
favor per cent. as the rate Of interest, and
also that the majority favor the compulsory
clause relating to National banks.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee to.
day voted on the question of granting sub
sdies to cable companies, which includes
Fields China cable, and decided against
such Recommendation. This action will
defeat all legislation this session concerning
that subject.
Tbs SeDs:e Foreign Relations COMMITTEES
have sgreed to report the English nstursl-
zation treaty.
The bill abollshing the franking privilege
came up in regular order to day In the Sen
ate, but its enemies succeeded in getting j,
postponed BY vote of 80 TO 20. Its
friends have abandoned al hope of passing
it this session.
Senator Chandler gave notice to day tha.
he intended to call up, in day or two, the
bill for air line railroad from Washington
TO New York.
The debate on the income tax shows that
there is a clear msjorisy in favor of reducing
the tax to three per cent, and extending the
exemption to $4,000.
General Sch enck will offer, late today, an
additional section to the tax bill, reducin 2
the tariff, by putting in the free list with a
number of articles on which there ls SD in
crease on some and q reduction on others
II is proposed to increase the duty on steel
rails and reduce the duty on pig iron
New YORK, June 3.-In the csse of Chss
4
Sentinel, sued BY David Naar, editor of the
Trenton American, for libel verdict was
given for the plaintiff The case has been
appealed.
A fine cricket match was played yester
at Hobokeu, between the St. George club
of New York, and the Philsdslphis Club
The game was not concluded. but at the close
yesterday, the Philadel phis Club was ahead
The smallpox has re appeared in Brook
| lyn, and is again oD the increase. 1ester
day, whole family were found suffering
! from the disease at Sc Graham avenue. The
Coroner hed an inquest on one Of the chill
dren.
The Directors of the German Immigra
ton Society met Yesterday From report.
submitted it appears that 1928 German'
we're landed here during the month of May
nearly all of whom proceeded to the west
During the same month in 1869, l1.2l'
| Germans were landed. l54 more than thi
wear. Since the lst. of January, 3e, ,430 wer'
| landed here, 6,457 less than during the cor
res ponding period of last year, when tn
| German Immigration amounted to 4O,4S7
MALONE. n. Y, June 3.-Twepty-fv
dou BILE wagons loaded down with tenis'
stores, captured st Fort Covington, hsv
g
as knapsacks, clothing and equipments, wer
abandoned and burned for lack of transpol
tation, Three hundred destitute Fenian
are all that remain here now. All the res
have been sent home.
The body of Rowe was willingly given u
to his friends on the request being made t.
Lieutenant Colonel W. Osborne Smith, com
manding the Canadian forces on the south
ern frontier, by Deputy Marshal j. NJ. Sms
lev. No indignities had been practice
except to heap stones on the grave. At tn
disinterment Colonel Smith would not eve
permit the Montreal photographers to tax
the scene.
Not withstanding the departure of near
all the Fenisns, the Canadian troops al
easily excited. The 500 or GOO at tccie
Hill were greatly alarmed on Monday oy u
discharge Of a single gun, on this side, vhle
proved afterward TO have been hred oy
hunter.
GENEsEo. H., June about 5 o'cioe
Yesterday meruing the western oour
} freight train on the Chicago, Rock Island
: Pacific railroad IAN Of the track two mll'
west of this city. badly smashing up two
three cars loaded with merchandise, and
structing the track so as 30 cause the Alta
, tic express from Omaha to leave this cl
about two hours and half late. III
3 accident was caused by the breaking OF
, wheel of one of the freight cars.
At festival given by the ladies OF &
o Presbyterian church Wednesday night,
= vote was taken for the most popular la
I teacher in our public schools. Miss Hat
, Simms received the prize--an elegant silV
card receiver-by . majority OF 30 Vosss.
The weather to-day is CLEAR, hot and We
dry. Small grains and grass are suheri
- severely from the contin led drouth. drt
n especially shows the effect of the want
| rain, as it is driving up considerably. Shi
will make the hay crop short Potatoes
some instances are beins badly eaten up
the potato bugs, as we learn from the far
ers through this section.
ToypoS. June 3.-A v;rulent criticl
appears in Blackwood on Di.raeli and
new novel, "Lothair." The article purs
,. the politicians. Many think the tories to
this course to shelve hi,n.
PANS, June at is rumored that
midable republican demonstrations n
been made at both nds of Italy a TO
on the Swiss border seems to be acting
}, concert With the Neal ,olitan insurgents
is said that twenty. FIVE Greek brlga
ey recently landed at Terra di Lavoro
Joined the insurrsotie .nists.