The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-13
WASHINGTON.
Foreign Business Postpened--Re-
duction Of the Army--Funding
Bill Defeated--To Murphy
confirmed Collector Of New
York--The Tax Bill.
N e w YORK.
Excitement In Money Circles--
Specie Shipments--Ele
Districts.
MIKE M'COOLE SHOT In A ROW.
GERMAN SYMPATHY FOR
THEIR COUNTRYMEN.
Accidental Shooting and Murder
ut Ct. Paul.
Election Returns;
Election Returns
Market Reports.

WASHINGTON, July 13-The Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, at their meet
ing TO day, postponed nearly all matters
before them until the next session, including
the treaty for the lease of Samana Bay.
They agreed 20 report the nomination of
Cochran as Minister to the Hague.
The House Appropriation Committee and
the Military Committee to day decided to
adhere to the House bill for the reduction
OF the army, as q substitute for the Senate
bill. Senator Wilson stated, to day, that he
would withdraw the Senate bill for the re-
duction of the army from the Army Appro-
printion bill, if it was likely to endsnger
that measure.
After a protrscted debate, the House de
feated the report of the Conference Com
mi,tee on the Funding bill, by vote of l0l
to 90.
Tom Murphy was confirmed by the Senate
as Collector of Customs at New York, last
evening, and Senator Fenton is about the
most thoroughly beaten man in Washington.
He spoke three hours and Conkling one
hour, and the nomination was then carried
by 48 to 3, the negatives being Fenton,
Harris and Upton.
The house commerce committee, to-day,
after hearing Cyrus W. Field in favor of
repeating the law giving a monopoly to the
Cuba cable company, referred the motion TO
a SUD committee TO report q bill to repeal
sal law.
The conference committee on the tax bill
has finished that part of it for the reduction
of ta1atio'I, and ii is now upon the tariff
sections. They have agreed TO report IL favor
of continuing the income tax two years, and
no longer. The tax on incomes of corpora
tions is to be continued but one year, while
the tax on incomes OF individuals is to last
two years.
New YORK, Jsly l3.-Though less excited
than Yesterday, Wall street is very unsettled
and feverish. London specials report con
soils and American securities similarly at,
feoted by these reports. They rapidly ad
vanced, and are now as rapidly declining.
Governments. which opened strong here,
have declined and are now very weak and
feverish. Stocks are weak and declining.
| Exporters were afraid to ship specie by
the German steamer yesterday. Only
| 5000, 900 in gold was sent. Fully a million
will go out by the English steamer to day at
noon.
| At meeting of the Board OF Aldermen
q communication was received from Mayor
Hall in reference to the re.districting of the
city for election purposes. The law requires
that this shall be done every year, SO that
each district shall not contain more than
400 electors. The Mayor thinks there is no
necessity for largely increasing the number
of districts The difficulty may be obvisted
by so arranging small and large districts as
to moro nearly equalize the vote of each
| The Aldermen accepted the suggestion oi
the Esyor, and appointed = committee te
make the arrang ement.
ST. LOUIS, July l3.-At 9 late hour OF
| Monday night a disturbance occurred IL
Nike McCoole's saloon, during which Nc
Coole was accidentally shot in the left arm
tracturing large bone, and producing I
| serious wound.
a number of prominent Germans held I
meeting Monday night TO discuss the proprl
ETY. of sending the people of Germany al
address, expressing the sympathy an
encouragement of the German Americans o
St. Louis, provided declar alton Of war b.
made between Germany and France, ant
urging the people of Germ any to unite ant
TO stand together against the power o
France. Many able addresses were made
and the meeting adjourned with the under
standing that, if war is declared. an addres
will be prepared and sent at once.
ST. PAUL, Minn., July l3.-Dsniei Ca,
we'll. a we'll known citizen of Leroy. thl
state, accidentally shot and killed himse
On Monday last, at his farm few mile
from there.
Two deck hands on the steamer City
ST. Paul, named McElroy (colored) an
Allen, got into q fuss last Thursday, l
which Allen struck the negro with bili'
of wood on the head. McElroy liugere
until Sunday, and then died. Allen hi
escaped.
SPRINGFIELD, H., July l2.-The followin
abstract of votes has been received at Il
office of the secretary of state, showing Il
msiorities for and against the Constitution
Grurdy county-For Constitution, l,O2
against minority representation. 454.
10 Daviess county-For, 1859; again
nj oority representation, 264.
Livingston county-For, l,9l6; again
minority representation, l57.
Marshall county-For, SIT; for mlnorl
4, representation, 2e4.
Mercer county-For, 70s; against m'no
tv representation, 452.
Saline county-Againat, 90; tor minofi
representation, 80.
Whiteside county-For, 1852; tor mine
itv representation, l,2l8.
Kendall county-For, 983; agar
- minority representation, 231.