The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-04

United States circuit court, and held in $25,
900 to appear for trial.
New YoRK, April Hon. Csssius M.
Clay has written letter in reply to Gov
Palmer, of Illinois, in which he puts some
severe structures on the Governors reasons
for declining to act as vice President of the
Cuban Charitable Aid Society,
District Attorney Garvin will call the Nc
Fsrland trial in the Court of General Ses-
sions on Monday. Messrs John Graham,
Charles Spencer, and Elridge T. Gerry, will
appear for the defense. They keep secret
their line of defense. Over six hundred
petit iurors have been subp9naed. The
prosecution has called as witnesses to prove
the shooting, ETC., among others, Messrs.
Whitelaw Reid, Samuel Sinclair and John
F, Cleaveland, of the Tribune. Daniel J.
Freshman, Junius Fl. Brown, George King,
David Watson, DR.. S.yre, Mrs. Richardson
Mcfarland, and PoliceCaptsin AlIaire have
also been summoned. Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher and Rev. Mr.. rockingham have
received subp9nas from the defense.
The Railway Ticket Agents Convention
adjourned yesterday to meet in Milwaukee
next fall The Union Pacific Railroad is to
Issue but three Glasses Of tickets-6rst, sec
ond and emiersnts-and $50 pounds of bag
ge are to be allowed each passenger arriving
from India, China or Japan. The Travellers
Railway Guide was made the official organ
Of the Convention, 10 the exclusion Of Ap-
pleton's, and $35, 900 worth of in stock
was taken.
The case IF Buckhout, the Sleepy Hollow
murderer, went to the jury last evening bu,
at q late hour they had not reached . YER
dict, and there was intense excitement in
regard to the affair in the village of White
Plains.
James Gordon Bennett, Jr., sails for
Europe to-day, in the City of Brooklyn, to
prepare for the yacht contest.
1t is understood from official sources that
the President submitted to his Cabinet yes
terday his proposed message to Congress
suggesting general amnesty.
A grea' number of changes Of subordin-
Ates in the Custom House have been made
during the present week. The rumor gains
strength that Mr. Grinnell will soon resign
his position as Collector, and that General
Merritt will retire from the naval office,
steps being taken to abolish both the naval
Office and the Office of Surveyor, being gen
orally regarded as unnecessary.
Henry Spring, one of the Herald editorial
staff, is dead.
The Anti Slavery Society is TO celebrate
tho close of its lsbors by a commemorative
jubilee on Saturday, April 9Th, in Apollo
Hall, in this city.
New YORK, April 4.-The Mcfarland
trial began this morning, in the Court of
General sessions. Considerable difficulty
is anticipated in procuring jurymen.
The morning papers publish full report
of the interview between Morrissey
and Greeley, Morrissey said let this Tweed's
charter pass without election law and this
city will give one hundred thousand Demo
cratic majority for Governor next fall, and
will kill the charter and pass an election law,
you Republicans will poll $4,000 votes for
Governor next fall. O'Brien can throw
5000 votes in his ward. one way or the
other; all he wants is fair count. BE
wants reform. You Republicans are throw
ing away q chance you will never get again.
You will never see such 8 fight made in the
Democratic party for reform.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. April 4.-The freshet
in Milwaukee river continues. The water has
reached q higher stage than for number OF
years past. All low points along the river
are flooded.
The boats locked in the ice outside Of the
harbor for the last five DAYS, escaped some
suffering for food and fuel yeeterday, but no
serious results.
QUINCY, April 4.--The westward bound
passenger train on the Hannibal x St Jo-
seph railroad, which left this city q, nine
clock Saturday morning, met with g terri
bic accident % miles west of this city. at
point half way between Ely and Nance
stations, resulting in complete wreck Of
two passenger cars and one sleeping car, all
Of which were precipitated down steep
EN- bAnkment, manning several persons In
their descent. Twenty five passengers wers
more OF less hurt, two Of whom ~iii ole.
PARIS, April 2.-The strike among the
IRON operators at La Creusot continues.
Yesterday the striker. became riotous, and
made every effort to provoke collision with
the troops which had been stationed there TO
preserve order. The rioters attacked them,
aud pelted them with stones, and only the
torbearance of the officers prevented q con
flict
The disorders at La Creusct had not been
quelled up to noon to day.
The disorders at La Creusot are increas
ing. Additional troops have been sent
there. The journals, this evening publish
kilograms from La Creusot, affirming that
the troubles there are kept alive by contrib.
utions of money from other countries.