Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-14

As soon as Douglass, the present Com
missioner can be officially advised by the
proper officer of the receipt of the commu-
nicstion, it will be recslled As the case
now stands there will be no change in the
old decision. The tax on borrowed capital
will be collected IS heretofore.
The names of W. o. Avery, chief of the
division of Internal Revenue,
and Gen. Averill, are mentioned in connec
ton with supplying the vacancy in one of
the deputy commissionerships caused by the
promotion Of Douglass.
The next crop report Of the Department
of Agricultural will not be published until
Septe I'm ber Returns recently received show
that the crops are in a better condition than
was reported in July, including corn and
cotton.
A letter from Arkansas says that although
the average In cotton is not 80 large as last
year, the crop will be as large as usual-and
so of all the other States.
The Secretary of the Interior to-day re-
ceived the following letter from the Seere-
tAry of War:
SIR In connection with the War De-
partment letter of the 18th of June, stating
that copies Of your communication and en-
closures relative 10 certain Sautee, 9snkton
and other Sioux Indians, had been referred
to the commanding General of the Depart
ment of Dakota, | have the honor to enclose
herewith, for your information and consid
Grafton, extracts from the reports Of the
commanding General Of the Department of
Dakota and other officers having knowledge
of the Indians, and copy of the endors-
ment expressing the views of the General of
the army on the subject. From these re-
ports will be seen the desirsbility of main
tanning friendly relations with the Indians
now in Montana, at least until spring opens,
when the government will be in e much bet
ter condition to repel any hostile demon
stratiop made by them. AS matter of ex-
pediency, as well as kindness TO the Indians
themselves, l would suggest that while
peacesble they be supplied with rations the
| same as the Sioux Indians at that agency
who are friendly to the whites, and thus
give them an opportunity for improvement.
Very respectfully,
WN W BELKNAP, Sec'y.
The enclosures consist of extracts from
the reports of Major Lewis, ofthe Fifth In
fantry, Generals Hancock, Sheridan and
Sherman.
NEW YORK August IA World cor
| res pondent who has interviewed the Enper-
or of Brazil in London writes that His Maj
esty confessed to feeling perplexity ct the
state of things IN England as respects the
condition in which he found the poorer
GLASSES of the people, which seemed one o.
the worst features of the country. He was
making observations for the benefit of hi
Empire. and would probably visit the Uni
/ ted States when he finished his European
tour.
| QUINCY, Aug l4-Wm. L. Houston,
young man who has been acting as privat'
secretary Of Gen. Geo. L. Rutherford, Q
this city, committed suicide yesterday. DIS
appointment in q love sffair is the supposet
cause.
ALTOONA, Aug. lab. A. Scott's hard
ware store, Olmsted's restaurant, and Vans
coick's dwelling and meat market wer
burned about three o'clock this morning.
is understood there was no insurance. Tn
FIRE originated in the hardware store, u
stairs where rags were stored, it is suppose
| by spontaneous combustion.
MUsCATlNE, Aug. IA. - Mrs. Margar'
| Bierman, wife of resident of South Mu
cstine, was found dead in q cistern on hs
husbands premises, at twelve o'clock la
d night, having left her bed, while suferin
+, from fever, and, in all probability, let he
3 self down into the water. The coroner
ljury rendered verdict of suicide.
KEoKUK, Aug. IA startling affair o
J Cured near Eddyville, in this State, yeste
day, by which FIVE persons lost their live
VIM Briggs had started to reopen an o
e coal shaft and sent his son and daughter
q dip out the water. The son put down a la
o der and descended and was suffocsted
e Ere damp. The sister. not hearing Ii
e also descended. Briggs. coming 10 Il
& mine with his brother ard hired man, al
/ not being able TO hear his children also d
'e scended, and the two others followed hi
y one after snother-thus making FIVE perso
who found untimely graves in the bowels
st the earth. At the last accounts the bod
p had not been recovered.
y LONDON, August 13.-Ths meeting
u Hyde Park to-day, to protest against t
z suppression of the Phoenix Park meeting
70 Dublin, on Sunday last, was an immeu
q affair. Twenty thousand people sttende
y and speeches we're made from six difere
stands. Communist and American hags q
u. banners, with the Irish harp and suitat
to notices were displayed. Among the spes
Id ers were Messrs. BradlAUgh. Ogden, a
other we'll known radicals. The crowd "
al of a better class thau usually assemblies
Or such OCCASIONS. 1t was very quiet and
derly, and made few demonstrations of sy
" pathy with the speakers.