The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-24
Market Reports.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Sscretary Bout
we'll states that he has giveu no order to
anticipate the July interest, and does NO,
intend to.
Mr.. Sumner will call up the Cuban reso>
iutions to Gay and insis, upon a speedy vote.
The Appor,ionmeut bill meets with strong
opposition, and it is q question whether the
House will concur In Increasing the number
oi members to three hundred.
The Conference Com nittee on the par,
Of the Senate, appointed on the Currency
bill, are positively committed against any
further Initiation of the CURRENCY. This
course was decided on by the entire Finance
Commi tee.
1t is stated that Judge Bingham is willing
% retire from the Congregstiosl field if he
can get the right sort of foreign appoint.
,nent, and his friends are getting up recon-
nendAtions in his favor for tho mission TO
Italy, now filled BY George P. Marsh.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Rels
tlons has agreed 10 report Q series OF resolu
IONS concerning Cubs, embod wing the
principles of the Monroe doclrine,H bu,
avoiding the question of belligerency.
Commissioner Delano is of the opinion
that the receipts of internal revenue for be
present fiscal year TO the end of the last das
# this month will exceed $lS2,000,00O,
which will be seven millions of dollars above
MS estimate.
The bill providing for the apro,ionment of
mem bers of Congress-, il Is still under con
iiderstion in the House.
There seems to be q stroug desire on the
part of mem bers to debate the bill.
New YORK, June 24.-The -ailroad war
IS growing hotter every day. The Erie has
eeduced first class fare 10 St. Louis from
$50 to $lS.S5; TO New Orleans, via the
Mississippi river, from $55 to $50 So.
Even Burt, the Erie English stockholders
agent, has gone home. bsfied and disgusted
with New York justice.
The new Cotton Exchange was organized
IN this city to-day.
The Tribune is on. with q black list, for
future reference, of the senators who voted
against the anti trauking bill.
The great talk of the city among certain
classes, is the marriage of Junius Henri
Browne to Lilly Gilbert, sister of Mrs.
Calhoun.
10 the courts to day, Tbomss Murphy
recovered Sol 900 from Ezekiel S Lock
wood, being the value, with interest, of q 10.
IF army blankets furnished Murphy during
the war, with which to fill Government
contract, but which the army inspector re
jected. Il is thought this will be q prece
lent for other cases of similar kind
The charge made by Princess Ediihs
against Woodruff 4 Clshin has been dis
missed, and she has been remanded to the
care of the commissioners of charity.
The O'Neiil Fenians here are making
efforts to secure the release of the Fenian
General O'Neill, who is still IN Jail at Bur
lineton, Vt. The Fenians at Burlington
refuse to guarantee $l5. 600 Tor him. as they
fear he would run away. His friends are
endaavoring to raise that amount. and, thus
| far. have secared $4,000. O'Neill IL not
warmly loved BY New York Fenians.
| Superintendent Jordan has issued gene
raj order announcing the complete orPaniza
lion of the police department of the city
| The city is divided into two inspection
| districts, known as the Eastern District and
| Western District.
| SPRINGFIELD, H., June 24.-Some of the
| agents III this state doing business for foreign
insurance companies are habitually voiat
| ing section 80 of the act approved March l.
| 1863. in this, that they refuse to furnish the
| act receipts of their agency to the proper
,fficer, to be entered on the tax lists ior tax
alton. The auditor has decided that unless
hey at once comply with section 10, he vii
revoke their certificates aud publish th'
act. and will also proceed against them tt
collect the penalty provided for violation
,f any of the provisions Of the act, as he Il
~equ,red to do by section % of the same act
The penalty is 5000 for the violation, snt
300 per month during its continuance.
ST. LOUIS, June 24.-M. Ster;u, travelling
agent of the je~elry house of s. Simpson,
Cincinnati, had o carpet bag contsinin
nearly two thousand dollars worth of sampi
ieweiry stolen from him on Wednesday
while purchasing q ticket on the Alto
packet.
Sr. PAUL. June 24.-Considerabie appr'
hensiou is felt that the intensely hot, Or
~ea,her which has prevailed throughou
Minnesota for the past few days Will prov
) DISASTROUS to the whest crop.
: PARIS. June 24.-At q meeting OF I'd
Ecurnenical Council on the 18th, Catdin'
Guido, Archbishop of Boulogne, made
strong discourse against the iniaihoh''
sche me, creating q profound sensation.
CoSsrASrIxopLE June 24.-The Couri'
states that two thousand persons lost the
sives a, the late cophagratioH In this city.